Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - 38 km west of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, on Tuesday, 12 January 2021 at 00:34 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.7 quake 36 km south of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 5:32 am (GMT +8), which had occurred 3 hours earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
12 Jan 05:56 UTC: First to report: USGS after 5 hours.
Date & time: 12 Jan 2021 00:34:05 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 51.4178°N / 100.1325°E
(Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia)Nearest volcano: Azas (161 km / 100 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) WSW of Turt (Khankh, Hövsgöl) (pop: 2,140) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) N of Moron (Hövsgöl) (pop: 27,700) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) N of Moron (Hövsgöl) (pop: 27,700) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) SW of Cheremkhovo (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 57,400) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) WSW of Usol'ye-Sibirskoye (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 85,900) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) WSW of Angarsk (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 243,200) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) WSW of Shelekhov (Irkutsk Oblast, Russia) (pop: 47,500) --> See nearby quakes!
386 km (240 mi) NW of Erdenet (Orhon) (pop: 79,600) --> See nearby quakes!
463 km (288 mi) WNW of Darhan (Darhan Uul) (pop: 74,300) --> See nearby quakes!
623 km (387 mi) NW of Ulaanbaatar (pop: 844,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 10 km | 38 Km WSW of Turt, Mongolia | USGS |
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