Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 7, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Armenia on Wednesday, December 7, 1988 at 07:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vanadzor (Armenia - AM), about 28.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.246 and latitude 40.974.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.974, 44.246
UTC time 1988-12-07 07:45:44.870
Location Gyumri
Country Armenia (AM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-07

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