Earthquake details

Sunday, December 14, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, December 14, 1980 at 03:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.005 and latitude 49.932.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.932, 79.005
UTC time	1980-12-14 03:47:06.600

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	105.5 km
Rubtsovsk	234.7 km
Ayagoz	242.7 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	257.9 km
Aqsū	276.1 km
Pavlodar	298.0 km
Ridder	325.0 km
Ekibastuz	326.8 km
Slavgorod	342.2 km
Zyryanovsk	377.4 km
Karaganda	423.7 km
Temirtau	433.1 km

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