Earthquake details

Friday, June 17, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, June 17, 1988 at 13:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Talghar (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 42.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.508 and latitude 42.971.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 23.9 km
Coordinates 42.971, 77.508
UTC time 1988-06-17 13:30:43.900
Location Talghar
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-17

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