Earthquake details

Sunday, August 28, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, August 28, 1994 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 433.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.818 and latitude 44.228.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.228, 150.818
UTC time 1994-08-28 20:51:54.940
Location 258 km ESE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-28

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