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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rajin	87.5 km
Chongjin	94.0 km
Ranam	100.0 km
Ŏrang	103.4 km
Kyŏngsŏng	105.9 km
Puryŏng	109.2 km
Aoji	109.7 km
Ŭndŏk	111.1 km
Hwasŏng	122.0 km
Myŏnggan-dong	126.8 km
Hoeryŏng	131.9 km
Myŏngch’ŏn	135.0 km

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