Earthquake details

Saturday, May 29, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Korea on Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 10:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heunghae (South Korea - KR), about 78.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.928 and latitude 36.634.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.2 km
Coordinates	36.634, 129.928
UTC time	2004-05-29 10:14:28.440

Location	Pohang
Country	South Korea (KR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Heunghae	78.3 km
Cheongsong gun	81.0 km
Pohang	84.2 km
Yeonil	88.9 km
T’aebaek	103.1 km
Andong	108.0 km
Gyeongju	109.1 km
Samcheok	112.2 km
Eisen	116.2 km
Yeongju	117.6 km
Donghae City	124.8 km
Kunwi	129.3 km

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