Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 at 11:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kholmsk (Russia - RU), about 102.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.126 and latitude 46.378.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	26.9 km
Coordinates	46.378, 141.126
UTC time	1971-09-08 11:48:29.100

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1971-09-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kholmsk	102.5 km
Wakkanai	115.9 km
Korsakov	129.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	138.7 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	295.5 km
Asahikawa	306.1 km
Takikawa	320.4 km
Bibai	344.8 km
Ishikari	349.8 km
Otaru	355.1 km
Iwamizawa	357.3 km
Kitami	359.6 km

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