Earthquake details

Sunday, August 20, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, August 20, 1967 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sarkand (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 39.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.428 and latitude 45.406.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	45.406, 80.428
UTC time	1967-08-20 02:02:04.090

Location	Sarkand
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1967-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sarkand	39.9 km
Bole	141.0 km
Zharkent	142.0 km
Huocheng	154.6 km
Taldykorgan	166.8 km
Bayandai	173.0 km
Dadamtu	173.5 km
Ghulja	180.4 km
Jelilyüzi	181.8 km
Yuqunweng	194.9 km
Tacheng	245.8 km
Emin	277.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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