Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 19:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Russia - RU), about 251.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.157 and latitude 45.278.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	146.4 km
Coordinates	45.278, 147.157
UTC time	2015-08-27 19:10:12.190

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	251.5 km
Abashiri	268.1 km
Kitami	306.8 km
Kushiro	339.3 km
Korsakov	371.0 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	388.7 km
Otofuke	405.8 km
Obihiro	410.9 km
Asahikawa	415.6 km
Wakkanai	429.2 km
Kholmsk	440.1 km
Takikawa	459.4 km

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