Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 19, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, April 19, 1961 at 20:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 422.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.430 and latitude 44.814.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 39.0 km
Coordinates 44.814, 150.430
UTC time 1961-04-19 20:19:53.200
Location 206 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-04-19

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