Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 4, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, May 4, 1988 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 120.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.769 and latitude 49.928.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.928, 78.769
UTC time	1988-05-04 00:57:06.830

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1988-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	120.3 km
Rubtsovsk	246.3 km
Ayagoz	250.2 km
Aqsū	268.2 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	274.8 km
Pavlodar	290.9 km
Ekibastuz	314.1 km
Ridder	341.8 km
Slavgorod	341.8 km
Zyryanovsk	394.3 km
Karaganda	406.8 km
Temirtau	416.2 km

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