Earthquake details

Sunday, January 22, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Sunday, January 22, 1989 at 03:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 116.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.831 and latitude 49.924.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.924, 78.831
UTC time	1989-01-22 03:57:06.650

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	116.7 km
Rubtsovsk	243.7 km
Ayagoz	247.6 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	270.4 km
Aqsū	270.7 km
Pavlodar	293.2 km
Ekibastuz	317.7 km
Ridder	337.5 km
Slavgorod	342.4 km
Zyryanovsk	389.9 km
Karaganda	411.2 km
Temirtau	420.7 km

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