Earthquake details

Thursday, August 18, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 18, 1994 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 400.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.158 and latitude 44.767.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 14.7 km
Coordinates 44.767, 150.158
UTC time 1994-08-18 04:42:57.380
Location 186 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1994-08-18

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