Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 29, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Tuesday, August 29, 1989 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 388.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.578 and latitude 48.172.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	407.7 km
Coordinates	48.172, 147.578
UTC time	1989-08-29 15:30:38.650

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	388.1 km
Korsakov	400.1 km
Kholmsk	433.3 km
Abashiri	527.8 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	544.0 km
Wakkanai	544.8 km
Nemuro	561.6 km
Kitami	563.6 km
Kushiro	629.9 km
Asahikawa	634.3 km
Otofuke	669.7 km
Takikawa	676.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account