Earthquake details

Saturday, August 23, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, August 23, 1975 at 08:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vorkuta (Russia - RU), about 739.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 54.641 and latitude 73.369.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 73.369, 54.641
UTC time 1975-08-23 08:59:57.900
Location Novaya Zemlya
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1975-08-23

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