Earthquake details

Saturday, September 16, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Macedonia on Saturday, September 16, 1972 at 14:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kičevo (Macedonia - MK), about 16.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 20.961 and latitude 41.368.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 41.368, 20.961
UTC time 1972-09-16 14:06:27.660
Location Kičevo
Country Macedonia (MK)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-16

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