Earthquake details

Thursday, May 31, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, May 31, 1979 at 05:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 161.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.193 and latitude 49.855.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 49.855, 78.193
UTC time 1979-05-31 05:54:57.500
Location Semey
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-31

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