Earthquake details

Thursday, December 21, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Thursday, December 21, 1989 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Anchorage (United States - US), about 326.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -155.554 and latitude 62.437.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth -0.1 km
Coordinates 62.437, -155.554
UTC time 1989-12-21 16:53:19.380
Location Anchorage
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-21

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