Earthquake details

Monday, September 6, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Monday, September 6, 1971 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kholmsk (Russia - RU), about 100.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.174 and latitude 46.375.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.2 km
Coordinates	46.375, 141.174
UTC time	1971-09-06 06:46:00.790

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kholmsk	100.2 km
Wakkanai	114.2 km
Korsakov	126.2 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	135.6 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	296.6 km
Asahikawa	304.6 km
Takikawa	319.4 km
Bibai	343.8 km
Ishikari	349.3 km
Otaru	354.9 km
Iwamizawa	356.4 km
Kitami	357.1 km

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