Earthquake details

Saturday, December 17, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, December 17, 1988 at 04:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 113.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.926 and latitude 49.886.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.886, 78.926
UTC time	1988-12-17 04:18:06.940

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	113.0 km
Ayagoz	240.7 km
Rubtsovsk	242.3 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	263.8 km
Aqsū	277.7 km
Pavlodar	300.0 km
Ekibastuz	325.7 km
Ridder	331.5 km
Slavgorod	346.9 km
Zyryanovsk	383.0 km
Karaganda	418.1 km
Temirtau	427.8 km

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