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

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