Earthquake details

Thursday, June 23, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, June 23, 1955 at 11:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taraz (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 93.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.068 and latitude 42.087.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 42.087, 71.068
UTC time 1955-06-23 11:19:21.890
Location Taraz
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1955-06-23

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