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

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