Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, August 30, 1940 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zharkent (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 60.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.633 and latitude 44.642.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.642, 79.633
UTC time 1940-08-30 15:02:09.280
Location Sarkand
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-08-30

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