Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 9, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Neryungri (Russia - RU), about 179.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.653 and latitude 56.774.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	56.774, 127.653
UTC time	1972-08-09 20:51:49.530

Location	Neryungri
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Neryungri	179.3 km
Tynda	256.5 km
Tahe	531.0 km
Yakutsk	597.2 km
Svobodnyy	601.8 km
Belogorsk	654.3 km
Blagoveshchensk	723.0 km
Heihe	727.0 km
Alihe	737.8 km
Jiagedaqi	745.0 km
Genhe	778.8 km
Mergen	861.5 km

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