Earthquake details

Thursday, February 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, February 24, 1977 at 16:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 502.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.979 and latitude 45.677.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 45.677, 150.979
UTC time 1977-02-24 16:37:29.600
Location 247 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-24

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