Earthquake details

Saturday, May 16, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, May 16, 1970 at 21:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kizilyurt (Russia - RU), about 17.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.069 and latitude 43.164.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.164, 47.069
UTC time 1970-05-16 21:26:54.270
Location Kizilyurt
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-05-16

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