Earthquake details

Sunday, May 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, May 6, 1979 at 03:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 172.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.091 and latitude 49.750.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.750, 78.091
UTC time	1979-05-06 03:16:57.300

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	172.7 km
Ayagoz	262.6 km
Aqsū	267.7 km
Pavlodar	292.8 km
Ekibastuz	293.7 km
Rubtsovsk	294.9 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	324.9 km
Karaganda	358.6 km
Slavgorod	363.6 km
Temirtau	369.7 km
Abay	376.5 km
Saran	378.0 km

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