Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Wednesday, March 9, 1977 at 14:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rajin (North Korea - KP), about 87.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.878 and latitude 41.606.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 528.0 km
Coordinates 41.606, 130.878
UTC time 1977-03-09 14:27:53.600
Location Chongjin
Country North Korea (KP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-09

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