Earthquake details

Saturday, December 9, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 14:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 331.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.055 and latitude 47.435.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	396.0 km
Coordinates	47.435, 147.055
UTC time	2006-12-09 14:48:54.180

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-12-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	331.0 km
Korsakov	336.5 km
Kholmsk	380.7 km
Abashiri	437.3 km
Wakkanai	470.3 km
Nemuro	472.1 km
Kitami	473.4 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	530.1 km
Kushiro	539.1 km
Asahikawa	547.4 km
Otofuke	579.5 km
Obihiro	586.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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