Earthquake details

Friday, December 14, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, December 14, 1973 at 07:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 99.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.011 and latitude 50.036.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	50.036, 79.011
UTC time	1973-12-14 07:46:57.000

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1973-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	99.4 km
Rubtsovsk	225.8 km
Ayagoz	252.9 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	257.3 km
Aqsū	266.5 km
Pavlodar	288.0 km
Ekibastuz	319.9 km
Ridder	322.8 km
Slavgorod	330.7 km
Zyryanovsk	377.5 km
Karaganda	424.2 km
Temirtau	432.8 km

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