Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kholmsk (Russia - RU), about 77.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.239 and latitude 46.620.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	46.620, 141.239
UTC time	1971-09-08 15:02:13.800

Location	Kholmsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kholmsk	77.8 km
Korsakov	117.6 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	120.0 km
Wakkanai	138.9 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	271.3 km
Asahikawa	329.2 km
Takikawa	345.4 km
Bibai	370.1 km
Abashiri	374.1 km
Kitami	376.2 km
Ishikari	376.4 km
Otaru	382.3 km

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