Earthquake details

Sunday, December 2, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, December 2, 1979 at 04:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 117.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.843 and latitude 49.894.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.894, 78.843
UTC time	1979-12-02 04:36:57.500

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	117.6 km
Ayagoz	244.3 km
Rubtsovsk	245.5 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	269.7 km
Aqsū	274.0 km
Pavlodar	296.5 km
Ekibastuz	320.6 km
Ridder	337.2 km
Slavgorod	345.8 km
Zyryanovsk	389.0 km
Karaganda	412.1 km
Temirtau	421.8 km

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