Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 29, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Tuesday, October 29, 1968 at 22:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 127.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -150.132 and latitude 65.367.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 65.367, -150.132
UTC time 1968-10-29 22:16:18.580
Location Fairbanks
Country United States (US)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-10-29

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