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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Heunghae	121.3 km
Pohang	121.9 km
Yeonil	126.7 km
Gyeongju	142.0 km
Cheongsong gun	144.5 km
Ulsan	150.9 km
Eisen	161.3 km
Ungsang	170.4 km
Andong	175.7 km
T’aebaek	176.0 km
Gijang	179.1 km
Samcheok	180.8 km

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