Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 at 02:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vorkuta (Russia - RU), about 739.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 54.669 and latitude 73.380.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 73.380, 54.669
UTC time 1978-09-27 02:04:58.200
Location Novaya Zemlya
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-27

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