Earthquake details

Saturday, January 25, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, January 25, 1986 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Talghar (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 30.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.390 and latitude 43.050.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.050, 77.390
UTC time	1986-01-25 16:00:41.760

Location	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-01-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Talghar	30.7 km
Esik	34.4 km
Almaty	44.4 km
Konayev	94.7 km
Karakol	103.0 km
Balykchy	118.2 km
Tokmok	171.7 km
Naryn	214.2 km
Bishkek	229.0 km
Taldykorgan	232.5 km
Zharkent	244.8 km
Kara-Balta	289.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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