Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 582 km northwest of Irkutsk, Irkutskiy Rayon, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 3:23 pm (GMT +8) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
14 Jan 08:42 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 18 minutes.
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Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 3:23 pm (GMT +8)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 55.29°N / 97.02°E
(Irkutsk Oblast, Russia)Nearby towns and cities:
90 km (56 mi) SW of Biryusinsk (pop: 9,580) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SSW of Yurty (pop: 5,900) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) SW of Tayshet (pop: 37,800) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) S of Nizhnyaya Poyma (Krasnoyarskiy) (pop: 9,560) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SSE of Ilanskiy (Krasnoyarskiy) (pop: 16,700) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) SE of Kansk (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) (pop: 101,500) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) WNW of Nizhneudinsk (pop: 38,700) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) ESE of Zelenogorsk (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) (pop: 71,400) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (170 mi) ESE of Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarskiy) (pop: 927,200) --> See nearby quakes!
3624 km (2252 mi) ENE of Moscow (pop: 10,381,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 10 km | SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA | KNDC |
User reports for this quake (2)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Krasnoyarsk / not felt
Krasnoyarsk / not felt
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 582 km northwest of Irkutsk, Irkutskiy Rayon, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, on Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 3:23 pm (GMT +8)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Depth|Age|Distance| Details
- 27 Oct 2000 00:08| 5.5 |33km / 21mi|20 years ago|145km / 90mi| Southwestern Siberia, Russia
- 04 Jun 2015 21:50| 5.0 |2km / 1.2mi|6 years ago|236km / 147mi| 5.0 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
- 08 May 2004 08:53| 4.8 |19.3km / 12mi|17 years ago|136km / 84mi| Southwestern Siberia, Russia
- 10 Dec 1989 19:55| 4.2 |33km / 21mi|31 years ago|93km / 58mi| Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia
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