Earthquake details

Friday, October 27, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Friday, October 27, 1972 at 12:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tokmok (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 18.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.379 and latitude 42.682.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	42.682, 75.379
UTC time	1972-10-27 12:00:36.800

Location	Tokmok
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tokmok	18.9 km
Bishkek	67.8 km
Balykchy	70.7 km
Kara-Balta	126.0 km
Almaty	140.3 km
Naryn	148.4 km
Talghar	166.4 km
Shu	166.7 km
Esik	184.6 km
Konayev	189.8 km
Karakol	248.0 km
Talas	257.6 km

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