Earthquake details

Thursday, May 21, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, May 21, 1992 at 14:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bazar-Korgon (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 10.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.669 and latitude 40.960.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 19.5 km
Coordinates 40.960, 72.669
UTC time 1992-05-21 14:28:19.750
Location Bazar-Korgon
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-05-21

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