Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 27, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Romania on Wednesday, May 27, 1959 at 20:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Timișoara (Romania - RO), about 20.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.980 and latitude 45.696.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 45.696, 20.980
UTC time 1959-05-27 20:38:28.220
Location Timișoara
Country Romania (RO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-05-27

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