Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, August 14, 1974 at 14:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Novy Urengoy (Russia - RU), about 316.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.899 and latitude 68.913.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	68.913, 75.899
UTC time	1974-08-14 14:59:58.300

Location	Novy Urengoy
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Novy Urengoy	316.5 km
Nadym	403.3 km
Salekhard	472.9 km
Noril'sk	489.5 km
Talnakh	497.3 km
Vorkuta	512.4 km
Muravlenko	573.6 km
Noyabrsk	637.1 km
Kogalym	742.8 km
Raduzhny	762.3 km
Lyantor	830.0 km
Usinsk	843.8 km

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