Earthquake details

Saturday, June 23, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, June 23, 1979 at 02:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 111.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.915 and latitude 49.918.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.918, 78.915
UTC time	1979-06-23 02:56:57.600

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-06-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	111.8 km
Rubtsovsk	240.1 km
Ayagoz	244.2 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	264.4 km
Aqsū	274.2 km
Pavlodar	296.4 km
Ekibastuz	322.8 km
Ridder	331.7 km
Slavgorod	343.4 km
Zyryanovsk	383.9 km
Karaganda	417.2 km
Temirtau	426.7 km

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