Earthquake details

Sunday, August 30, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, August 30, 1959 at 23:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ulan-Ude (Russia - RU), about 108.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 107.148 and latitude 52.762.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	52.762, 107.148
UTC time	1959-08-30 23:36:44.530

Location	Irkutsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ulan-Ude	108.6 km
Irkutsk	199.9 km
Shelekhov	215.4 km
Angarsk	219.5 km
Usolye-Sibirskoye	236.0 km
Cheremkhovo	276.0 km
Sayansk	362.2 km
Zima	362.8 km
Darkhan	374.5 km
Chita	439.0 km
Ust'-Kut	457.7 km
Erdenet	467.4 km

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