Earthquake details

Saturday, March 20, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, March 20, 1976 at 04:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 212.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.337 and latitude 50.054.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	50.054, 77.337
UTC time	1976-03-20 04:03:39.300

Location	Karaganda
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	212.7 km
Aqsū	223.0 km
Ekibastuz	233.5 km
Pavlodar	249.5 km
Karaganda	304.7 km
Temirtau	313.2 km
Rubtsovsk	317.1 km
Saran	324.0 km
Abay	324.3 km
Ayagoz	324.4 km
Slavgorod	340.0 km
Shakhtinsk	342.4 km

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