Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, December 27, 1980 at 04:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 97.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.046 and latitude 50.040.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	50.040, 79.046
UTC time	1980-12-27 04:09:08.200

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	97.0 km
Rubtsovsk	223.7 km
Ayagoz	252.3 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	254.8 km
Aqsū	267.5 km
Pavlodar	288.8 km
Ridder	320.3 km
Ekibastuz	321.7 km
Slavgorod	330.4 km
Zyryanovsk	375.0 km
Karaganda	426.7 km
Temirtau	435.3 km

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