Earthquake details

Thursday, September 24, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mongolia on Thursday, September 24, 1998 at 18:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia - MN), about 183.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 106.288 and latitude 46.313.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	46.313, 106.288
UTC time	1998-09-24 18:53:40.180

Location	Ulaanbaatar
Country	Mongolia (MN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ulaanbaatar	183.2 km
Arvayheer	270.3 km
Erdenet	344.9 km
Darkhan	354.3 km
Bayanhongor	428.9 km
Mörön	587.1 km
Ulan-Ude	621.3 km
Bayan Nur	626.5 km
Shelekhov	676.0 km
Irkutsk	681.7 km
Baotou	692.4 km
Shiguai	702.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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