Earthquake details

Thursday, April 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, April 20, 1989 at 22:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Neryungri (Russia - RU), about 176.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.976 and latitude 57.166.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	26.3 km
Coordinates	57.166, 121.976
UTC time	1989-04-20 22:59:54.070

Location	Neryungri
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Neryungri	176.3 km
Tynda	281.4 km
Tahe	566.8 km
Yakutsk	695.2 km
Genhe	711.1 km
Alihe	743.4 km
Mirny	745.9 km
Svobodnyy	758.4 km
Jiagedaqi	764.3 km
Chita	789.7 km
Belogorsk	814.4 km
Krasnokamensk	828.3 km

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