Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 9, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, August 9, 1978 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yakutsk (Russia - RU), about 291.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.321 and latitude 63.706.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	63.706, 125.321
UTC time	1978-08-09 17:59:58.200

Location	Yakutsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yakutsk	291.1 km
Mirny	585.5 km
Neryungri	785.2 km
Tynda	952.6 km
Tahe	1267.8 km
Ust'-Kut	1316.3 km
Ust'-Ilimsk	1372.8 km
Svobodnyy	1382.6 km
Magadan	1413.1 km
Belogorsk	1435.9 km
Genhe	1456.0 km
Alihe	1465.7 km

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