Earthquake details

Friday, November 28, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Friday, November 28, 1997 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 218.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.602 and latitude 47.143.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	393.5 km
Coordinates	47.143, 145.602
UTC time	1997-11-28 06:10:47.580

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-11-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	218.4 km
Korsakov	222.2 km
Kholmsk	269.4 km
Wakkanai	358.5 km
Abashiri	362.7 km
Kitami	395.0 km
Nemuro	425.2 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	444.5 km
Asahikawa	452.5 km
Kushiro	473.9 km
Takikawa	493.1 km
Otofuke	499.1 km

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