Earthquake details

Monday, October 17, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Monday, October 17, 1988 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 422.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.621 and latitude 45.792.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 45.792, 149.621
UTC time 1988-10-17 23:57:46.570
Location 150 km ENE of Kuril’sk
Country Russia (RU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-17

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