Earthquake details

Friday, February 16, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, February 16, 1973 at 05:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 159.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.232 and latitude 49.835.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.835, 78.232
UTC time	1973-02-16 05:02:57.700

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	159.4 km
Aqsū	262.0 km
Ayagoz	263.3 km
Rubtsovsk	281.0 km
Pavlodar	286.6 km
Ekibastuz	293.4 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	313.9 km
Slavgorod	353.2 km
Karaganda	368.4 km
Temirtau	378.7 km
Ridder	381.5 km
Abay	386.7 km

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