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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 34 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, on Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 5:33 am (GMT +8)

Major magnitude 6.7 earthquake - 36 km south of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 at 5:32 am (GMT +8)

Major magnitude 6.7 earthquake - 36 km south of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 at 5:32 am (GMT +8) Major magnitude 6.7 earthquake - 36 km south of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 at 5:32 am (GMT +8)

Major magnitude 6.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

11 Jan 21:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
11 Jan 21:42: Magnitude recalculated from 6.7 to 6.6. Epicenter location corrected by 9.3 km (5.8 mi) towards SSE.
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12 Jan 10:05: Magnitude recalculated from 6.8 to 6.7.
Update Mon, 11 Jan 2021, 21:45

Significant magnitude 6.6 earthquake 34 km southwest of Turt, Mongolia

6.6 quake 12 Jan 5:33 am (GMT +8)
6.6 quake 12 Jan 5:33 am (GMT +8)
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake near Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, was reported only 12 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Tuesday 12 January 2021 at 5:33 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 6.2 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Turt (pop. 2,100) located 34 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake details

Date & timeJan 11, 2021 21:32:59 UTC
Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jan 12, 2021 at 5:32 am (GMT +8)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.7
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude51.21°N / 100.47°E (Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia)
Antipode51.21°S / 79.53°W
Shaking intensityModerate shaking
Felt584 reports
Primary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcanoTunkin (145 km / 90 mi)
Nearby towns and cities36 km (22 mi) SSW of Turt (Khankh, Hövsgöl) (pop: 2,140) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
177 km (110 mi) N of Moronii Huryee (Hövsgöl) (pop: 27,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
195 km (121 mi) N of Tsengel (Hövsgöl) (pop: 8,350) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
277 km (172 mi) SW of Usol'ye-Sibirskoye (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 85,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
277 km (172 mi) WSW of Angarsk (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 243,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
290 km (180 mi) WSW of Irkutsk (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 586,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
353 km (220 mi) NW of Erdenet (Orhon) (pop: 79,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
432 km (268 mi) WNW of Darhan (Darhan Uul) (pop: 74,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
590 km (367 mi) NW of Ulaanbaatar (pop: 844,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds -18.2°C (-1 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released7.1 x 1014 joules (197 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.7 x 105 tons of TNT or 10.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.710 kmRussia-Mongolia Border RegionGFZ
6.710 kmRUSSIA-MONGOLIA BORDER REGIONEMSC
6.710 km33 Km SSW of Turt, MongoliaUSGS
6.710 kmRussia-Mongolia Border RegionGeoAu
6.710 kmRussia-Mongolia Border RegionBMKG
6.710.2 kmMongolia [Land]INGV
6.810 km蒙古, MongoliaCEIC
6.210 kmRussia-Mongolia Border RegionNIEP

Seismograms

Seismic station: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (ANMO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 10080 km / 6263 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User reports for this quake (605)

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Krasnoyarsk, (730.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 5-10 s : WakI woke up from a strong | 16 users found this interesting.  
Krasnoyarsk (734.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : I was sitting in a chair. and it felt like I couldn't keep my balance. | 19 users found this interesting.  
  • Это ещё не пиздец
  • I didn't feel but my 3years old daughter said me "when you were sleeping something at home vibrated".
  • Качалась люстра, скрипели потолки и стены
Ulan-Ude, Russia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : This earthquake woke up us in the morning. Doors opened, it was scary and long | 18 users found this interesting.  
Irkutsk (286.7 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : It was very long for this place. the shaking was along a long build-up. furniture rattled in the second part of the thrust. the second shock was very weak, short and hardly noticeable. | 15 users found this interesting.  
Irkutsk, Russia (283.8 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating : We experienced a few earthquakes here in I | 14 users found this interesting.  
  • Please stay safe and know you are never alone! May the Lord keep you and everyone safe
Ulaanbaatar (594.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 10-15 s : I was waken awake by a swinging motion and s | 10 users found this interesting.  
Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : It was the 1st time I felt this shaking when I was sleeping in my country, in last 30years. It was too scary. Love the earth. Save the earth | 8 users found this interesting.  
  • You are never alone May the Lord bless you and keep your safe
Ulaanbaatar / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : It was scary. I thought that i almost die. I was sleeping and suddenly my bed shakes and lights are striking. My mum and dad awakens too. It was first time earthquake experience for me. | 8 users found this interesting.  
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : my table, chair all stuffs are shaking | 7 users found this interesting.  
Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast (273.2 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Проснулись от скрипа пластиковых дверей ведущих на балкон, а затем пошла плавная расскачка | 4 users found this interesting.  
Darkhan, Mongolia / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : 5th floor older apartment building - it woke several of us up | 6 users found this interesting.  
  • Thank you,be safe!
Krasnoyarsk-26 (722.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging : We were awakened. | 5 users found this interesting.  
Kutulik, Irkutsk Oblast (285.8 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Start 5:34 morning. Doors Was Opened. Qwaqe 2 min. Проснулась от Того что трясёт кровать. Была продолжительная тряска в 2 мин. трясло шкафы и стучали двери | 3 users found this interesting.  
Irt (18.5 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX) / vibration and rolling : Woooooow what a explosion | 5 users found this interesting.  
  • Like a bomb?
  • Was it a natural gas explosion?
Ulaanbaatar (591.4 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 15-20 s : Noise from outside right before the shaking happened /similar to airplane engine/ | 5 users found this interesting.  
Ulaanbaatar / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : It was 30 seconds. Woke up feeling like strange viberation getting harder. Actually I can't think about run outside or hide anything about save ourlifes. | 5 users found this interesting.  
Kutulik İrkutsk region (283.6 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : 5:34 утра проснулась от тряски. Трясло долго 2 минуты не переставая. Гремели шкафы и стучали двери | 5 users found this interesting.  
Irkutsk / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating : Awaked! | 5 users found this interesting.  
Ulan-Ude, Ivolginskiy Rayon, Buryatiya Republic (497.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Улан-Удэ wake up | 4 users found this interesting.  
near Erdenet, Orhon (343.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating : I think earthquake happened all around our country. Mostly center and north areas. Hovsgol,erdenet,darkhan,ulaanbaatar, bulgan etc. It still early but most people awakened. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Erdenet / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating : It was my first time of experience with earthquake. I was sleeping a | 4 users found this interesting.  
Ulan-Ude city, Russia (498.9 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : I was sleep in bed and felt, on 3 floors. It was strong, like in December 2020, near Baikal lake. | 4 users found this interesting.  
Erdenet (373.2 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating : I was sleeping and i woke up. The door and chandelier was swinging. I felt the intensive vibration | 4 users found this interesting.  
Irkutsk city / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : It made our family awakened. | 4 users found this interesting.  
near Meget, Irkutsk Oblast (284.1 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Хороший будильник. | 3 users found this interesting.  
Ulaanbaatar (591.4 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : I woke up suddenly for some reason, and heard water in my fish tank was making sound like it is boiling. I run to the aquarium and removed some water, because I thought it is going to spill water on floor. It was very weird and I didn't find th | One user found this interesting.  
Ulaanbaatar (589.2 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : It was quite scary. I was sleeping and heard some glass shaking noise then opened my eyes then felt like swinging. | One user found this interesting.  
near Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast (572.3 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : На 5 этаже 9 этажного дома ощущалось раскачивание в северном направлении. Неплотно закрытые двери трясло | One user found this interesting.  
Krasnoyarsk (733.4 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Живу на 10 этаже, проснулась от того что качается кровать, продолжительность 20-30 сек | One user found this interesting.  
Ulaanbaatar / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) : building was shaking beds and furniture was also shaking chandeliers very shaking and making noises I woke up by shaking my bed | 3 users found this interesting.  
Ulaanbaatar / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating : It’s like Vibrating and many sleepers awakened and I heard something like water, or liquid things making noice. | 3 users found this interesting.  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (48 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Jun 17, 2021 00:41
1 year 41 weeks ago
4.1

10 km
23 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 27, 2021 12:21
1 year 44 weeks ago
4.1

10 km
34 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 25, 2021 20:44
1 year 44 weeks ago
4.2

10 km
17 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 18, 2021 21:40
1 year 45 weeks ago
4.0

10 km
19 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 13, 2021 14:23
1 year 46 weeks ago
4.0

10 km
24 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 10, 2021 00:36
1 year 47 weeks ago
4.3

10 km
26 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 3, 2021 14:11
1 year 47 weeks ago - felt
4.2

10 km
20 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 3, 2021 08:58
1 year 48 weeks ago - felt
4.0

10 km
22 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
May 3, 2021 08:46
1 year 48 weeks ago - felt
5.6

10 km
22 km S of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Apr 22, 2021 06:08
1 year 49 weeks ago
3.8

10 km
14 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Apr 15, 2021 16:42
1 year 50 weeks ago - felt
4.5

10 km
28 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Mar 31, 2021 00:01
2 years ago - felt
5.1

10 km
33 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Mar 12, 2021 07:05
2 years ago
4.5

13 km
14 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Mar 2, 2021 03:50
2 years ago
4.2

10 km
26 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Feb 15, 2021 14:23
2 years ago
4.9

10 km
27 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Feb 12, 2021 11:10
2 years ago
4.0

10 km
14 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Feb 3, 2021 07:14
2 years ago
4.0

10 km
31 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Feb 3, 2021 04:20
2 years ago
4.4

10 km
33 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 28, 2021 04:51
2 years ago
4.2

10 km
18 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 25, 2021 13:53
2 years ago
4.4

10 km
Dalayn Hüy Aral, 55 km S of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 22, 2021 18:43
2 years ago
3.9

10 km
31 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 21, 2021 10:51
2 years ago
4.3

10 km
25 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 18, 2021 19:15
2 years ago
4.1

10 km
36 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 17, 2021 21:52
2 years ago
4.4

10 km
36 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 17, 2021 00:56
2 years ago - felt
4.3

10 km
41 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 15, 2021 07:54
2 years ago
4.2

10 km
25 km N of Dalayn Hüy Aral Island, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 14, 2021 20:26
2 years ago
4.5

10 km
Buryatiya Republic, 253 km W of Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaMore
Jan 14, 2021 19:29
2 years ago
4.4

10 km
9 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 14, 2021 07:38
2 years ago
4.2

10 km
29 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 13, 2021 11:10
2 years ago - felt
4.6

10 km
19 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 13, 2021 10:06
2 years ago
4.2

10 km
16 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 13, 2021 06:48
2 years ago
3.7

10 km
30 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 13, 2021 02:33
2 years ago
4.0

10 km
32 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 21:55
2 years ago - felt
4.4

10 km
35 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 16:31
2 years ago - felt
4.3

10 km
25 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 12:53
2 years ago - felt
4.1

10 km
15 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 09:54
2 years ago - felt
4.4

10 km
33 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 09:08
2 years ago
4.7

10 km
Dalayn Hüy Aral, 49 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 01:49
2 years ago - felt
4.7

10 km
38 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 01:10
2 years ago
4.5

10 km
Buryatiya Republic, 273 km W of Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaMore
Jan 12, 2021 00:36
2 years ago - felt
4.8

10 km
30 km NW of Dalayn Hüy Aral Island, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 12, 2021 00:34
2 years ago
4.5

10 km
38 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 11, 2021 23:02
2 years ago - felt
4.8

10 km
21 km W of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 11, 2021 23:02
2 years ago - felt
5.0

10 km
18 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 11, 2021 22:44
2 years ago - felt
4.4

10 km
Dalayn Hüy Aral, 59 km S of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 11, 2021 22:22
2 years ago
4.5

10 km
27 km NW of Dalayn Hüy Aral Island, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 11, 2021 22:02
2 years ago - felt
5.0

10 km
28 km NW of Dalayn Hüy Aral Island, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
Jan 11, 2021 21:52
2 years ago - felt
5.2

10 km
23 km SW of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, MongoliaMore
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