Earthquake details

Monday, August 17, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Monday, August 17, 1964 at 15:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 705.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 1.117 and latitude 72.220.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 72.220, 1.117
UTC time 1964-08-17 15:15:19.850
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-17

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