Earthquake details

Monday, December 22, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Monday, December 22, 1980 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 293.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.208 and latitude 48.169.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	483.0 km
Coordinates	48.169, 146.208
UTC time	1980-12-22 20:31:45.300

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	293.7 km
Korsakov	309.8 km
Kholmsk	336.2 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	445.0 km
Wakkanai	462.2 km
Abashiri	485.3 km
Kitami	517.9 km
Nemuro	541.6 km
Asahikawa	572.7 km
Kushiro	595.5 km
Takikawa	612.4 km
Otofuke	622.0 km

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