Earthquake details

Friday, October 30, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, October 30, 1959 at 04:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yakutsk (Russia - RU), about 553.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.877 and latitude 65.902.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 65.902, 136.877
UTC time 1959-10-30 04:00:30.530
Location 219 km SSE of Batagay
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-10-30

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