Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 12, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia region on Tuesday, May 12, 1959 at 04:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia region - RU), about 644.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.951 and latitude 54.935.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 54.935, 167.951
UTC time 1959-05-12 04:57:41.770
Location Komandorskiye Ostrova
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-05-12

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