Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, December 2, 1998 at 13:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Golāghāt (India - IN), about 49.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.499 and latitude 26.345.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.345, 93.499
UTC time	1998-12-02 13:25:04.240

Location	Golāghāt
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Golāghāt	49.5 km
Dimāpur	53.1 km
Diphu	56.2 km
Lanka	71.9 km
Lumding Railway Colony	74.1 km
Hojāi	74.7 km
Tezpur	76.7 km
Wokha	80.7 km
Nagaon	83.0 km
Itanagar	83.3 km
Jorhāt	83.8 km
Naharlagun	86.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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