Earthquake details

Saturday, December 7, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, December 7, 1991 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 526.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 151.544 and latitude 45.372.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 45.372, 151.544
UTC time 1991-12-07 16:03:17.110
Location 287 km E of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-12-07

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