Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Armenia on Wednesday, January 4, 1989 at 07:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vanadzor (Armenia - AM), about 20.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.274 and latitude 40.890.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.890, 44.274
UTC time	1989-01-04 07:29:41.150

Location	Vanadzor
Country	Armenia (AM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Vanadzor	20.8 km
Gyumri	37.6 km
Hrazdan	58.1 km
Abovyan	75.0 km
Vagharshapat	80.7 km
Yerevan	81.5 km
Rustavi	95.3 km
Tbilisi	101.0 km
Kars	105.4 km
Iğdır	109.3 km
Tovuz	114.5 km
Gori	122.5 km

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