Earthquake details

Saturday, July 20, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, July 20, 1985 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 115.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.829 and latitude 49.951.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.951, 78.829
UTC time	1985-07-20 00:53:14.590

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	115.3 km
Rubtsovsk	241.5 km
Ayagoz	250.3 km
Aqsū	268.0 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	270.4 km
Pavlodar	290.4 km
Ekibastuz	315.7 km
Ridder	337.1 km
Slavgorod	339.4 km
Zyryanovsk	390.1 km
Karaganda	411.1 km
Temirtau	420.3 km

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