Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 11, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Tuesday, April 11, 1939 at 15:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turkestan (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 143.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.681 and latitude 42.722.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.722, 66.681
UTC time	1939-04-11 15:31:02.370

Location	Turkestan
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-04-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turkestan	143.0 km
Shiyeli	161.3 km
Kentau	172.6 km
Arys	177.4 km
Shymkent	244.1 km
Nurota	254.3 km
Perovsk	255.2 km
Zhetysay	256.1 km
Zhangatas	264.9 km
Tashkent	265.1 km
Yangiyŭl	265.6 km
Bektemir	276.7 km

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