Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, May 6, 1987 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 166.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.125 and latitude 49.830.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.830, 78.125
UTC time	1987-05-06 04:02:05.620

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	166.6 km
Aqsū	260.0 km
Ayagoz	267.7 km
Pavlodar	284.9 km
Rubtsovsk	287.0 km
Ekibastuz	288.7 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	321.6 km
Slavgorod	354.5 km
Karaganda	360.7 km
Temirtau	371.1 km
Abay	379.0 km
Saran	380.1 km

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