Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 15, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, August 15, 1973 at 01:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turkestan (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 94.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 67.410 and latitude 42.711.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 42.711, 67.410
UTC time 1973-08-15 01:59:57.800
Location Turkestan
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-15

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