Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 18, 1979 at 04:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 169.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.118 and latitude 49.783.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.783, 78.118
UTC time	1979-10-18 04:16:57.600

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	169.3 km
Ayagoz	264.1 km
Aqsū	264.8 km
Pavlodar	289.8 km
Rubtsovsk	290.9 km
Ekibastuz	292.2 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	322.6 km
Slavgorod	359.7 km
Karaganda	360.4 km
Temirtau	371.2 km
Abay	378.4 km
Saran	379.8 km

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