Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, November 23, 1988 at 03:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 170.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.071 and latitude 49.818.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 49.818, 78.071
UTC time 1988-11-23 03:57:06.740
Location Semey
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-23

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