Earthquake details

Friday, March 24, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, March 24, 1972 at 22:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia - RU), about 84.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 159.863 and latitude 52.905.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 45.9 km
Coordinates 52.905, 159.863
UTC time 1972-03-24 22:56:26.220
Location Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-03-24

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