Earthquake details

Thursday, February 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Thursday, February 17, 1977 at 19:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kurgan-Tyube (Tajikistan - TJ), about 44.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.115 and latitude 37.535.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 59.0 km
Coordinates 37.535, 69.115
UTC time 1977-02-17 19:00:38.600
Location Kurgan-Tyube
Country Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-17

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