Earthquake details

Friday, September 6, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Korea on Friday, September 6, 1963 at 06:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heunghae (South Korea - KR), about 121.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.665 and latitude 36.341.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.3 km
Coordinates 36.341, 130.665
UTC time 1963-09-06 06:03:53.150
Location Daegu
Country South Korea (KR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-09-06

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