Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, August 8, 1984 at 14:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 448.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.978 and latitude 44.350.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.350, 150.978
UTC time 1984-08-08 14:20:30.230
Location 263 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-08

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