Earthquake details

Thursday, March 14, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, March 14, 1968 at 02:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turkestan (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 177.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 66.387 and latitude 42.476.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 12.2 km
Coordinates 42.476, 66.387
UTC time 1968-03-14 02:08:35.310
Location Turkestan
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-03-14

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