Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 16:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Derbent (Russia - RU), about 41.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.179 and latitude 41.707.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 25.9 km
Coordinates 41.707, 48.179
UTC time 1966-04-20 16:42:06.820
Location Derbent
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1966-04-20

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