Earthquake details

Thursday, August 18, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 18, 1994 at 04:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 401.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.221 and latitude 44.679.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.679, 150.221
UTC time 1994-08-18 04:21:51.960
Location 194 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-18

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