Earthquake details

Thursday, December 17, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, December 17, 1964 at 05:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 430.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.195 and latitude 45.325.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 56.2 km
Coordinates 45.325, 150.195
UTC time 1964-12-17 05:18:41.700
Location 182 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-12-17

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