Earthquake details

Friday, December 31, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, December 31, 1982 at 19:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Talghar (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 58.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.423 and latitude 42.796.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.0 km
Coordinates	42.796, 77.423
UTC time	1982-12-31 19:46:45.470

Location	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Talghar	58.3 km
Esik	62.3 km
Almaty	65.2 km
Karakol	86.4 km
Balykchy	107.9 km
Konayev	122.7 km
Tokmok	173.3 km
Naryn	192.7 km
Bishkek	231.4 km
Zharkent	258.5 km
Taldykorgan	258.6 km
Kara-Balta	291.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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