Earthquake details

Friday, November 27, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, November 27, 1981 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hunchun (Russia - RU), about 58.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.076 and latitude 42.913.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	543.0 km
Coordinates	42.913, 131.076
UTC time	1981-11-27 17:21:45.800

Location	Vladivostok
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hunchun	58.8 km
Vladivostok	68.4 km
Aoji	70.4 km
Ŭndŏk	74.8 km
Rajin	97.9 km
Tumen	100.7 km
Artyom	103.2 km
Bolshoy Kamen	106.0 km
Wangqing	116.0 km
Hoeryŏng	120.9 km
Ussuriysk	121.5 km
Yanji	128.3 km

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