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

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