Earthquake details

Sunday, August 2, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, August 2, 1987 at 01:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vorkuta (Russia - RU), about 736.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 54.626 and latitude 73.339.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 73.339, 54.626
UTC time 1987-08-02 01:59:59.820
Location Novaya Zemlya
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-02

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