Earthquake details

Thursday, August 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Thursday, August 16, 1979 at 21:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rajin (North Korea - KP), about 64.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.785 and latitude 41.814.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	588.0 km
Coordinates	41.814, 130.785
UTC time	1979-08-16 21:31:26.300

Location	Chongjin
Country	North Korea (KP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rajin	64.3 km
Chongjin	83.8 km
Aoji	85.3 km
Ŭndŏk	86.8 km
Ranam	92.1 km
Puryŏng	93.0 km
Kyŏngsŏng	101.2 km
Ŏrang	102.4 km
Hoeryŏng	110.6 km
Hunchun	122.4 km
Hwasŏng	124.3 km
Myŏnggan-dong	131.4 km

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