Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 30, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Tuesday, August 30, 1966 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shelekhov (Russia - RU), about 66.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.660 and latitude 51.728.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.4 km
Coordinates	51.728, 104.660
UTC time	1966-08-30 06:10:33.310

Location	Irkutsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shelekhov	66.5 km
Irkutsk	68.2 km
Angarsk	105.7 km
Usolye-Sibirskoye	133.3 km
Cheremkhovo	190.9 km
Ulan-Ude	203.2 km
Darkhan	265.0 km
Zima	300.8 km
Erdenet	302.7 km
Sayansk	313.4 km
Mörön	393.5 km
Tulun	417.3 km

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