Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, March 6, 1988 at 22:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 519.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 151.307 and latitude 45.574.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 36.8 km
Coordinates 45.574, 151.307
UTC time 1988-03-06 22:33:42.920
Location 271 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-06

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