Earthquake details

Thursday, August 17, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 15:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kholmsk (Russia - RU), about 57.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.908 and latitude 46.542.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	46.542, 141.908
UTC time	2006-08-17 15:20:35.020

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kholmsk	57.1 km
Korsakov	67.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	78.1 km
Wakkanai	127.4 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	296.4 km
Asahikawa	310.6 km
Takikawa	332.8 km
Abashiri	336.1 km
Kitami	342.3 km
Bibai	358.2 km
Ishikari	370.2 km
Iwamizawa	372.2 km

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