Earthquake details

Friday, February 6, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, February 6, 1981 at 16:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 310.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.354 and latitude 48.300.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	479.2 km
Coordinates	48.300, 146.354
UTC time	1981-02-06 16:47:07.490

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	310.0 km
Korsakov	326.8 km
Kholmsk	351.5 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	452.3 km
Wakkanai	479.9 km
Abashiri	502.6 km
Kitami	535.5 km
Nemuro	557.2 km
Asahikawa	590.8 km
Kushiro	612.4 km
Takikawa	630.5 km
Otofuke	639.7 km

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