Earthquake details

Friday, March 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 21:05 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 42.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.606 and latitude 42.839.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 42.839, 78.606
UTC time 1978-03-24 21:05:48.200
Location Karakol
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1978-03-24

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