Earthquake details

Monday, December 6, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Monday, December 6, 1999 at 07:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Balykchy (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 21.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 76.322 and latitude 42.629.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.9 km
Coordinates	42.629, 76.322
UTC time	1999-12-06 07:33:11.160

Location	Balykchy
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Balykchy	21.8 km
Almaty	84.4 km
Tokmok	86.7 km
Talghar	105.8 km
Esik	122.5 km
Naryn	136.4 km
Bishkek	144.1 km
Konayev	150.3 km
Karakol	170.6 km
Kara-Balta	203.4 km
Shu	234.7 km
Taldykorgan	312.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0

Tokmok

Kyrgyzstan · 2026-08-12 07:14 UTC

106.2 km

M 4.1

Naryn

Kyrgyzstan · 2026-07-19 20:41 UTC

113.8 km

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