Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 21, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Wednesday, October 21, 1970 at 08:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 659.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 8.694 and latitude 74.697.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 74.697, 8.694
UTC time 1970-10-21 08:14:13.280
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-21

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