Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 18, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, November 18, 1936 at 01:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Talghar (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 72.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.499 and latitude 42.683.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.683, 77.499
UTC time	1936-11-18 01:48:23.010

Location	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1936-11-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Talghar	72.1 km
Esik	74.9 km
Karakol	76.4 km
Almaty	79.0 km
Balykchy	110.4 km
Konayev	136.4 km
Tokmok	180.5 km
Naryn	187.2 km
Bishkek	238.6 km
Zharkent	261.5 km
Taldykorgan	269.0 km
Aksu	284.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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