Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, July 18, 1979 at 03:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 184.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.813 and latitude 49.914.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.914, 77.813
UTC time	1979-07-18 03:17:02.500

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	184.0 km
Aqsū	244.7 km
Ekibastuz	266.9 km
Pavlodar	270.3 km
Ayagoz	289.5 km
Rubtsovsk	298.2 km
Karaganda	338.3 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	343.4 km
Temirtau	348.0 km
Slavgorod	348.1 km
Abay	357.0 km
Saran	357.6 km

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