Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 6, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Korea on Wednesday, October 6, 1976 at 01:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sinan (South Korea - KR), about 173.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.297 and latitude 35.296.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	35.296, 124.297
UTC time	1976-10-06 01:01:11.100

Location	Mokpo
Country	South Korea (KR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sinan	173.2 km
Mokpo	198.3 km
Muan	201.5 km
Koch'ang	218.7 km
Naju	222.3 km
Yeongam	225.5 km
Gunsan	231.3 km
Masan	231.3 km
Boryeong	238.5 km
Gwangju	238.6 km
Jeongeup	240.0 km
Kimje	241.4 km

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