Earthquake details

Sunday, October 28, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, October 28, 1979 at 03:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 100.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.060 and latitude 49.967.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.967, 79.060
UTC time	1979-10-28 03:16:56.900

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-10-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	100.1 km
Rubtsovsk	229.2 km
Ayagoz	244.5 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	253.9 km
Aqsū	274.9 km
Pavlodar	296.4 km
Ridder	320.5 km
Ekibastuz	327.4 km
Slavgorod	338.6 km
Zyryanovsk	373.6 km
Karaganda	427.6 km
Temirtau	436.7 km

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