Earthquake details

Thursday, February 2, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, February 2, 1984 at 15:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taraz (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 18.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.300 and latitude 42.743.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	42.743, 71.300
UTC time	1984-02-02 15:15:28.600

Location	Taraz
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Taraz	18.3 km
Talas	81.0 km
Karatau	84.0 km
Shymkent	147.9 km
Zhangatas	156.6 km
Kosonsoy	167.5 km
Chortoq	191.3 km
Uychi	192.1 km
Uchqŭrghon Shahri	192.5 km
Chust	193.7 km
To‘rqao‘rg‘on	194.8 km
Namangan	196.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9 Taraz Kazakhstan · 2025-10-05 20:28 UTC	65.0 km
M 4.2 Talas Kyrgyzstan · 2025-07-16 01:27 UTC	90.8 km

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