Earthquake details

Monday, February 23, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 16:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia - RU), about 359.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 157.488 and latitude 49.913.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 49.913, 157.488
UTC time 1959-02-23 16:04:51.940
Location Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-02-23

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