Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, August 30, 1963 at 04:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sarkand (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 67.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.003 and latitude 44.809.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	44.809, 80.003
UTC time	1963-08-30 04:46:23.940

Location	Sarkand
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1963-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sarkand	67.6 km
Zharkent	71.6 km
Huocheng	108.9 km
Taldykorgan	130.5 km
Bayandai	136.5 km
Dadamtu	139.2 km
Ghulja	144.6 km
Jelilyüzi	153.2 km
Bole	163.4 km
Yuqunweng	165.5 km
Konayev	256.5 km
Esik	260.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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