Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, January 4, 1984 at 22:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 522.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 151.414 and latitude 45.477.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.4 km
Coordinates 45.477, 151.414
UTC time 1984-01-04 22:40:39.380
Location 278 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-04

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