Earthquake details

Friday, April 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Friday, April 6, 1979 at 18:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 96.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.545 and latitude 41.900.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.0 km
Coordinates	41.900, 77.545
UTC time	1979-04-06 18:30:06.400

Location	Karakol
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	96.0 km
Balykchy	128.2 km
Naryn	139.5 km
Talghar	158.1 km
Almaty	158.9 km
Esik	162.2 km
Tokmok	212.2 km
Konayev	222.4 km
Aksu	241.3 km
Tumxuk	259.5 km
Bishkek	265.9 km
Atush	269.8 km

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