Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 01:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shelekhov (Russia - RU), about 67.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.158 and latitude 51.607.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	51.607, 104.158
UTC time	2008-08-27 01:35:32.150

Location	Irkutsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2008-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shelekhov	67.9 km
Irkutsk	77.5 km
Angarsk	107.4 km
Usolye-Sibirskoye	132.2 km
Cheremkhovo	186.4 km
Ulan-Ude	239.1 km
Darkhan	267.0 km
Erdenet	286.5 km
Zima	294.2 km
Sayansk	309.0 km
Mörön	357.5 km
Tulun	407.3 km

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