Earthquake details

Friday, January 5, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, January 5, 1973 at 13:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 335.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.823 and latitude 48.162.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	430.0 km
Coordinates	48.162, 146.823
UTC time	1973-01-05 13:39:50.400

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	335.1 km
Korsakov	349.0 km
Kholmsk	379.1 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	489.5 km
Wakkanai	497.7 km
Abashiri	501.2 km
Kitami	535.5 km
Nemuro	547.2 km
Asahikawa	598.1 km
Kushiro	608.0 km
Takikawa	638.9 km
Otofuke	640.9 km

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