Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, October 16, 1963 at 15:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kzyl-Kiya (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 199.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.337 and latitude 38.722.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 38.722, 73.337
UTC time 1963-10-16 15:43:04.700
Location Kzyl-Kiya
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-10-16

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