Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, December 8, 1984 at 21:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 198.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -150.770 and latitude 63.653.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 24.2 km
Coordinates 63.653, -150.770
UTC time 1984-12-08 21:07:47.330
Location Fairbanks
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-08

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