Earthquake details

Çarşamba, Nisan 23, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Çarşamba, Nisan 23, 1952 at 15:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5,6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp (North Korea - KP), about 14,5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125,589 and latitude 38,596.

Buyukluk 5,6
Alert Strong
Derinlik 30,0 km
Coordinates 38,596, 125,589
UTC time 1952-04-23 15:56:40.850
Konum Namp’o
Ulke North Korea (KP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-04-23

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