Earthquake details

Sunday, March 21, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, March 21, 1937 at 07:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 53.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.107 and latitude 42.062.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.062, 78.107
UTC time	1937-03-21 07:34:25.500

Location	Karakol
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1937-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	53.2 km
Esik	153.6 km
Talghar	155.3 km
Balykchy	164.3 km
Almaty	164.3 km
Naryn	189.3 km
Aksu	205.5 km
Konayev	218.2 km
Tokmok	246.2 km
Tumxuk	256.9 km
Zharkent	280.5 km
Bishkek	302.5 km

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