Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 7, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Armenia on Wednesday, December 7, 1988 at 09:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gyumri (Armenia - AM), about 26.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.078 and latitude 40.956.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.956, 44.078
UTC time 1988-12-07 09:34:34.050
Location Gyumri
Country Armenia (AM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-07

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