Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 31, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, January 31, 1979 at 12:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vladivostok (Russia - RU), about 65.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.197 and latitude 42.782.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 545.0 km
Coordinates 42.782, 131.197
UTC time 1979-01-31 12:36:24.600
Location Vladivostok
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-01-31

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