Earthquake details

Saturday, July 7, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, July 7, 1979 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 95.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.065 and latitude 50.053.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	50.053, 79.065
UTC time	1979-07-07 03:46:57.400

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	95.1 km
Rubtsovsk	221.8 km
Ayagoz	253.1 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	253.4 km
Aqsū	267.0 km
Pavlodar	288.2 km
Ridder	318.8 km
Ekibastuz	321.9 km
Slavgorod	329.1 km
Zyryanovsk	373.7 km
Karaganda	428.1 km
Temirtau	436.6 km

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