Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 13, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 13, 1968 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turkestan (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 180.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.460 and latitude 42.347.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.1 km
Coordinates	42.347, 66.460
UTC time	1968-03-13 22:38:37.060

Location	Turkestan
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turkestan	180.5 km
Arys	193.3 km
Shiyeli	204.2 km
Nurota	208.9 km
Kentau	211.5 km
Zhetysay	234.0 km
Yangiyŭl	255.1 km
Shymkent	258.5 km
Tashkent	258.5 km
Navoiy	267.6 km
Bektemir	270.1 km
Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri	272.3 km

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