Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 15, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Wednesday, January 15, 1975 at 19:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 620.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 8.474 and latitude 74.201.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 74.201, 8.474
UTC time 1975-01-15 19:10:09.100
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-15

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