Earthquake details

Saturday, August 2, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, August 2, 1969 at 00:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 490.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.958 and latitude 45.472.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.7 km
Coordinates 45.472, 150.958
UTC time 1969-08-02 00:34:21.390
Location 242 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-02

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