Earthquake details

Thursday, December 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 21:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 329.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.852 and latitude 47.973.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	443.0 km
Coordinates	47.973, 146.852
UTC time	2015-12-17 21:31:39.630

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	329.8 km
Korsakov	341.7 km
Kholmsk	375.5 km
Abashiri	483.0 km
Wakkanai	487.4 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	496.8 km
Kitami	517.7 km
Nemuro	527.0 km
Asahikawa	582.7 km
Kushiro	588.9 km
Otofuke	623.3 km
Takikawa	623.9 km

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