Earthquake details

Friday, October 26, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, October 26, 1973 at 04:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 165.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.196 and latitude 49.765.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.765, 78.196
UTC time	1973-10-26 04:26:57.700

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-10-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	165.2 km
Ayagoz	258.9 km
Aqsū	268.5 km
Rubtsovsk	288.2 km
Pavlodar	293.2 km
Ekibastuz	297.4 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	317.2 km
Slavgorod	361.2 km
Karaganda	366.1 km
Temirtau	377.0 km
Abay	384.0 km
Saran	385.5 km

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