Earthquake details

Thursday, February 1, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, February 1, 1979 at 04:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 104.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.881 and latitude 50.111.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	50.111, 78.881
UTC time	1979-02-01 04:12:57.700

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	104.7 km
Rubtsovsk	226.2 km
Aqsū	254.5 km
Ayagoz	264.5 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	266.7 km
Pavlodar	276.2 km
Ekibastuz	307.5 km
Slavgorod	321.8 km
Ridder	331.0 km
Zyryanovsk	387.3 km
Karaganda	415.2 km
Temirtau	423.3 km

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