Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, August 22, 1972 at 16:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 93.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.347 and latitude 42.154.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	42.154, 77.347
UTC time	1972-08-22 16:35:06.340

Location	Karakol
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	93.9 km
Balykchy	101.4 km
Almaty	127.0 km
Talghar	128.1 km
Esik	134.0 km
Naryn	138.5 km
Tokmok	184.5 km
Konayev	192.1 km
Bishkek	239.8 km
Aksu	266.6 km
Atush	289.4 km
Tumxuk	292.2 km

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