Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 at 16:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wakkanai (Russia - RU), about 105.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.994 and latitude 46.233.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 14.3 km
Coordinates 46.233, 140.994
UTC time 1971-09-08 16:59:54.730
Location Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1971-09-08

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