Earthquake details

Sunday, December 23, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, December 23, 1979 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 114.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.827 and latitude 49.964.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.964, 78.827
UTC time	1979-12-23 04:56:57.600

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	114.8 km
Rubtsovsk	240.6 km
Ayagoz	251.7 km
Aqsū	266.7 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	270.5 km
Pavlodar	289.0 km
Ekibastuz	314.6 km
Ridder	337.0 km
Slavgorod	338.0 km
Zyryanovsk	390.3 km
Karaganda	410.9 km
Temirtau	420.1 km

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