Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 19, 1989 at 09:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Semey (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 107.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.972 and latitude 49.937.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	49.937, 78.972
UTC time	1989-10-19 09:49:57.280

Location	Semey
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-10-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Semey	107.2 km
Rubtsovsk	235.8 km
Ayagoz	244.2 km
Ust-Kamenogorsk	260.3 km
Aqsū	274.5 km
Pavlodar	296.4 km
Ekibastuz	324.6 km
Ridder	327.3 km
Slavgorod	341.5 km
Zyryanovsk	379.8 km
Karaganda	421.3 km
Temirtau	430.7 km

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