Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 12, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, August 12, 1987 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mirny (Russia - RU), about 135.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 112.760 and latitude 61.455.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	61.455, 112.760
UTC time	1987-08-12 01:29:56.870

Location	Mirny
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mirny	135.7 km
Ust'-Kut	653.0 km
Ust'-Ilimsk	683.7 km
Neryungri	866.2 km
Bratsk	872.1 km
Yakutsk	894.2 km
Tynda	987.9 km
Sayansk	1028.1 km
Tulun	1047.5 km
Tayshet	1048.7 km
Chita	1049.9 km
Zima	1050.8 km

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