Earthquake details

Thursday, December 18, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, December 18, 1969 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Korsakov (Russia - RU), about 50.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.423 and latitude 46.254.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	345.0 km
Coordinates	46.254, 142.423
UTC time	1969-12-18 13:32:07.110

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Korsakov	50.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	81.5 km
Kholmsk	92.7 km
Wakkanai	110.5 km
Asahikawa	276.5 km
Abashiri	287.7 km
Kitami	296.3 km
Takikawa	303.4 km
Bibai	329.1 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	342.3 km
Iwamizawa	344.0 km
Ishikari	346.0 km

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