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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Talghar	42.9 km
Esik	43.0 km
Almaty	57.2 km
Karakol	90.0 km
Konayev	106.0 km
Balykchy	122.1 km
Tokmok	180.5 km
Naryn	212.4 km
Taldykorgan	237.9 km
Bishkek	238.1 km
Zharkent	241.5 km
Huocheng	297.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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