Earthquake details

Saturday, October 7, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, October 7, 1978 at 23:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mirny (Russia - RU), about 126.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 112.883 and latitude 61.523.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	61.523, 112.883
UTC time	1978-10-07 23:59:56.800

Location	Mirny
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mirny	126.0 km
Ust'-Kut	663.0 km
Ust'-Ilimsk	693.1 km
Neryungri	864.9 km
Bratsk	881.9 km
Yakutsk	886.3 km
Tynda	987.8 km
Sayansk	1038.1 km
Chita	1057.2 km
Tulun	1057.4 km
Tayshet	1058.1 km
Zima	1060.8 km

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