Earthquake details

Thursday, January 9, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, January 9, 1964 at 18:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 495.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.933 and latitude 45.605.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 36.5 km
Coordinates 45.605, 150.933
UTC time 1964-01-09 18:31:54.570
Location 242 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1964-01-09

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