Earthquake details

Monday, September 6, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Monday, September 6, 1971 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kholmsk (Russia - RU), about 56.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.469 and latitude 46.729.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	21.0 km
Coordinates	46.729, 141.469
UTC time	1971-09-06 13:37:11.680

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1971-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kholmsk	56.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	99.7 km
Korsakov	100.5 km
Wakkanai	147.7 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	264.8 km
Asahikawa	336.7 km
Takikawa	355.2 km
Abashiri	372.5 km
Kitami	376.9 km
Bibai	380.2 km
Ishikari	388.5 km
Iwamizawa	393.5 km

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