Earthquake details

Thursday, January 20, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, January 20, 1927 at 08:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osh (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 33.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.713 and latitude 40.238.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.238, 72.713
UTC time 1927-01-20 08:47:10.730
Location Osh
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-01-20

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