Earthquake details

Friday, January 17, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, January 17, 1964 at 02:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 520.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 151.543 and latitude 45.224.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 34.7 km
Coordinates 45.224, 151.543
UTC time 1964-01-17 02:54:21.850
Location 287 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-01-17

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