Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, December 18, 1937 at 13:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taraz (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 86.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.023 and latitude 42.166.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.166, 71.023
UTC time	1937-12-18 13:18:01.450

Location	Taraz
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1937-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taraz	86.4 km
Talas	107.9 km
Kosonsoy	110.9 km
Shymkent	118.2 km
Karatau	121.9 km
Chust	130.7 km
To‘rqao‘rg‘on	136.0 km
Chortoq	139.1 km
Namangan	140.8 km
Uychi	142.2 km
Chirchiq	142.5 km
Uchqŭrghon Shahri	146.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9

Taraz

Kazakhstan · 2025-10-05 20:28 UTC

21.9 km

M 4.2

Talas

Kyrgyzstan · 2025-07-16 01:27 UTC

113.3 km

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