Earthquake details

Thursday, May 7, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, May 7, 1981 at 07:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kzyl-Kiya (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 99.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.551 and latitude 39.429.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 65.3 km
Coordinates 39.429, 72.551
UTC time 1981-05-07 07:47:48.000
Location Kzyl-Kiya
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-05-07

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