Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 21, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Tuesday, May 21, 1968 at 08:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 406.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.168 and latitude 44.888.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 30.6 km
Coordinates 44.888, 150.168
UTC time 1968-05-21 08:20:02.190
Location 184 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-05-21

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