Earthquake details

Friday, July 17, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, July 17, 1987 at 01:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 169.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.110 and latitude 49.799.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.799, 78.110
UTC time	1987-07-17 01:17:07.030

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	169.1 km
Aqsū	262.9 km
Ayagoz	265.8 km
Pavlodar	287.9 km
Rubtsovsk	290.2 km
Ekibastuz	290.5 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	323.0 km
Slavgorod	358.0 km
Karaganda	359.8 km
Temirtau	370.4 km
Abay	377.9 km
Saran	379.2 km

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