Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 30, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, December 30, 1970 at 09:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osh (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 22.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.723 and latitude 40.335.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 40.335, 72.723
UTC time 1970-12-30 09:35:27.060
Location Osh
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-30

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