Earthquake details

Saturday, August 15, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, August 15, 1959 at 18:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia - RU), about 360.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 163.109 and latitude 54.953.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 54.953, 163.109
UTC time 1959-08-15 18:41:59.930
Location Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-08-15

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