Earthquake details

Saturday, September 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Saturday, September 29, 1973 at 00:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rajin (North Korea - KP), about 63.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.871 and latitude 41.891.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	575.0 km
Coordinates	41.891, 130.871
UTC time	1973-09-29 00:44:00.800

Location	Chongjin
Country	North Korea (KP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1973-09-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rajin	63.3 km
Aoji	80.6 km
Ŭndŏk	82.7 km
Chongjin	91.4 km
Puryŏng	97.8 km
Ranam	100.4 km
Kyŏngsŏng	110.4 km
Hoeryŏng	111.2 km
Ŏrang	112.5 km
Hunchun	116.6 km
Hwasŏng	134.8 km
Myŏnggan-dong	142.1 km

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