Earthquake details

Thursday, January 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Thursday, January 18, 1996 at 09:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.499 and latitude 41.814.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.814, 77.499
UTC time	1996-01-18 09:33:51.240

Location	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	105.5 km
Balykchy	130.0 km
Naryn	132.6 km
Almaty	166.8 km
Talghar	167.1 km
Esik	171.6 km
Tokmok	214.0 km
Konayev	231.3 km
Aksu	242.2 km
Tumxuk	253.3 km
Atush	259.5 km
Bishkek	266.6 km

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