Earthquake details

Sunday, May 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, May 6, 1973 at 14:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Artyom (Russia - RU), about 18.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.256 and latitude 43.517.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 497.0 km
Coordinates 43.517, 132.256
UTC time 1973-05-06 14:39:28.100
Location Artyom
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-05-06

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