Earthquake details

Thursday, August 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 24, 1978 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mirny (Russia - RU), about 382.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 112.541 and latitude 65.918.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	65.918, 112.541
UTC time	1978-08-24 17:59:57.000

Location	Mirny
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mirny	382.8 km
Yakutsk	940.3 km
Ust'-Ilimsk	1019.1 km
Ust'-Kut	1075.9 km
Talnakh	1085.5 km
Noril'sk	1090.6 km
Neryungri	1214.8 km
Bratsk	1234.5 km
Lesosibirsk	1340.5 km
Tayshet	1354.9 km
Tynda	1366.0 km
Kansk	1401.8 km

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