Earthquake details

Saturday, September 26, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Saturday, September 26, 1998 at 18:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itanagar (India - IN), about 109.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.812 and latitude 27.770.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.770, 92.812
UTC time	1998-09-26 18:27:05.470

Location	Jorhāt
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Itanagar	109.5 km
Naharlagun	114.5 km
Tezpur	126.5 km
North Lakhimpur	140.7 km
Nagaon	158.7 km
Morigaon	175.5 km
Jorhāt	177.9 km
Golāghāt	180.4 km
Hojāi	196.8 km
Sibsāgar	200.6 km
Lanka	205.4 km
Guwahati	205.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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