Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 24, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, December 24, 1975 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 523.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 151.466 and latitude 45.410.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 45.410, 151.466
UTC time 1975-12-24 18:48:04.500
Location 282 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-24

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