Earthquake details

Sunday, September 3, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, September 3, 1978 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gelendzhik (Russia - RU), about 19.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.052 and latitude 44.404.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.404, 38.052
UTC time 1978-09-03 00:21:15.600
Location Gelendzhik
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-03

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