Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rajin (North Korea - KP), about 90.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.321 and latitude 41.985.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 558.7 km
Coordinates 41.985, 131.321
UTC time 2008-10-22 16:18:36.440
Location Rajin
Country North Korea (KP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-22

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