Earthquake details

Thursday, December 8, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Armenia on Thursday, December 8, 1988 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gyumri (Armenia - AM), about 27.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.100 and latitude 40.944.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.944, 44.100
UTC time 1988-12-08 05:36:29.820
Location Gyumri
Country Armenia (AM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-08

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