Earthquake details

Saturday, August 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, August 4, 1979 at 03:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 110.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.959 and latitude 49.901.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.901, 78.959
UTC time	1979-08-04 03:56:57.200

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-08-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	110.1 km
Rubtsovsk	239.5 km
Ayagoz	241.1 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	261.4 km
Aqsū	277.4 km
Pavlodar	299.5 km
Ekibastuz	326.4 km
Ridder	328.9 km
Slavgorod	345.4 km
Zyryanovsk	380.7 km
Karaganda	420.4 km
Temirtau	430.0 km

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