Earthquake details

Thursday, August 10, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 10, 1978 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vorkuta (Russia - RU), about 733.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 54.792 and latitude 73.336.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 73.336, 54.792
UTC time 1978-08-10 07:59:57.700
Location Novaya Zemlya
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-10

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