Earthquake details

Thursday, August 29, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 29, 1974 at 09:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vorkuta (Russia - RU), about 731.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 55.094 and latitude 73.366.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 73.366, 55.094
UTC time 1974-08-29 09:59:55.500
Location Novaya Zemlya
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1974-08-29

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