Earthquake details

Saturday, August 29, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, August 29, 1959 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ulan-Ude (Russia - RU), about 106.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 107.088 and latitude 52.732.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	52.732, 107.088
UTC time	1959-08-29 17:03:15.560

Location	Irkutsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1959-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ulan-Ude	106.7 km
Irkutsk	195.2 km
Shelekhov	210.6 km
Angarsk	215.2 km
Usolye-Sibirskoye	232.0 km
Cheremkhovo	272.7 km
Sayansk	360.1 km
Zima	360.4 km
Darkhan	370.3 km
Chita	442.5 km
Ust'-Kut	460.2 km
Erdenet	462.6 km

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