Earthquake details

Saturday, July 5, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, July 5, 1980 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 104.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.456 and latitude 41.854.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	41.854, 77.456
UTC time	1980-07-05 20:25:25.700

Location	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	104.9 km
Balykchy	124.6 km
Naryn	130.7 km
Almaty	161.6 km
Talghar	162.2 km
Esik	167.1 km
Tokmok	208.6 km
Konayev	226.3 km
Aksu	246.8 km
Tumxuk	258.9 km
Bishkek	261.4 km
Atush	262.0 km

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