Earthquake details

Sunday, March 26, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, March 26, 1978 at 08:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 48.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.784 and latitude 42.815.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.0 km
Coordinates	42.815, 78.784
UTC time	1978-03-26 08:51:23.800

Location	Karakol
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	48.2 km
Esik	123.8 km
Talghar	136.9 km
Almaty	159.5 km
Zharkent	180.0 km
Konayev	182.0 km
Balykchy	216.3 km
Huocheng	217.9 km
Aksu	219.7 km
Bayandai	237.0 km
Ghulja	239.1 km
Dadamtu	242.3 km

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