Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Korea on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rajin (North Korea - KP), about 90.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.321 and latitude 41.985.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	558.7 km
Coordinates	41.985, 131.321
UTC time	2008-10-22 16:18:36.440

Location	Rajin
Country	North Korea (KP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rajin	90.8 km
Aoji	97.0 km
Ŭndŏk	100.7 km
Hunchun	126.1 km
Chongjin	129.8 km
Vladivostok	132.7 km
Puryŏng	133.3 km
Ranam	139.0 km
Hoeryŏng	139.4 km
Kyŏngsŏng	149.0 km
Ŏrang	150.8 km
Bolshoy Kamen	151.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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