Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, December 20, 1966 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 212.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -148.514 and latitude 66.718.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 66.718, -148.514
UTC time 1966-12-20 00:57:51.620
Location Fairbanks
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-12-20

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