Earthquake details

Sunday, November 20, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, November 20, 1983 at 03:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 96.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.036 and latitude 50.066.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	50.066, 79.036
UTC time	1983-11-20 03:27:04.470

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-11-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	96.4 km
Rubtsovsk	222.1 km
Ayagoz	255.2 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	255.5 km
Aqsū	264.7 km
Pavlodar	285.9 km
Ekibastuz	319.3 km
Ridder	320.6 km
Slavgorod	327.5 km
Zyryanovsk	375.9 km
Karaganda	426.1 km
Temirtau	434.5 km

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