Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 5, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Tuesday, May 5, 1959 at 19:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yelizovo (Russia - RU), about 42.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 158.830 and latitude 53.467.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 53.467, 158.830
UTC time 1959-05-05 19:04:19.830
Location Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-05-05

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