Earthquake details

Friday, February 17, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Friday, February 17, 1989 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 168.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.079 and latitude 49.868.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 49.868, 78.079
UTC time 1989-02-17 04:01:06.900
Location Semey
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-17

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