| Magnitude | 5.0 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 33.0 km |
| Coordinates | 58.636, 157.560 |
| UTC time | 1996-08-08 17:09:39.940 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, August 8, 1996 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 8, 1996 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Magadan (Russia - RU), about 399.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 157.560 and latitude 58.636.
| Location | Magadan |
| Country | Russia (RU) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1996-08-08
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Magadan | 399.6 km |
| Yelizovo | 608.5 km |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | 623.8 km |
| Sovetskaya Gavan' | 1555.6 km |
| Yakutsk | 1565.8 km |
| Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 1591.9 km |
| Amursk | 1622.3 km |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 1631.5 km |
| Kholmsk | 1650.7 km |
| Korsakov | 1660.2 km |
| Wakkanai | 1821.0 km |
| Khabarovsk | 1852.1 km |
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