Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 17, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Tuesday, June 17, 1969 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sunzha (Russia - RU), about 16.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 45.226 and latitude 43.247.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.247, 45.226
UTC time 1969-06-17 23:24:45.330
Location Sunzha
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-06-17

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