Earthquake details

Thursday, January 9, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, January 9, 1975 at 23:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buynaksk (Russia - RU), about 13.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.987 and latitude 42.889.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates 42.889, 46.987
UTC time 1975-01-09 23:09:46.600
Location Buynaksk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-09

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