Earthquake details

Thursday, August 18, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 18, 1994 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 407.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.178 and latitude 44.891.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.891, 150.178
UTC time 1994-08-18 04:56:35.490
Location 184 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-18

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