Earthquake details

Saturday, March 14, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, March 14, 1959 at 02:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 509.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.870 and latitude 45.922.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 45.922, 150.870
UTC time 1959-03-14 02:55:36.030
Location 245 km ENE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-03-14

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