Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 8, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, August 8, 2000 at 01:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Balykchy (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 76.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 76.973 and latitude 42.099.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	42.099, 76.973
UTC time	2000-08-08 01:15:09.190

Location	Balykchy
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Balykchy	76.2 km
Naryn	110.5 km
Karakol	124.8 km
Almaty	128.2 km
Talghar	135.7 km
Esik	145.2 km
Tokmok	160.2 km
Konayev	196.9 km
Bishkek	213.6 km
Kara-Balta	268.7 km
Atush	274.3 km
Aksu	293.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0

Tokmok

Kyrgyzstan · 2026-08-12 07:14 UTC

137.9 km

M 4.1

Naryn

Kyrgyzstan · 2026-07-19 20:41 UTC

114.4 km

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