Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Korea on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 05:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heunghae (South Korea - KR), about 7.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.280 and latitude 36.074.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	36.074, 129.280
UTC time	2017-11-15 05:29:32.820

Location	Pohang
Country	South Korea (KR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-11-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Heunghae	7.1 km
Yeonil	8.4 km
Pohang	9.1 km
Gyeongju	26.4 km
Eisen	33.6 km
Cheongsong gun	44.8 km
Gyeongsan-si	56.2 km
Ulsan	59.8 km
Kunwi	66.1 km
Daegu	66.1 km
Andong	74.2 km
Ungsang	75.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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