Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 22, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 at 15:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dzhezkazgan (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 199.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.200 and latitude 47.160.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	47.160, 70.200
UTC time	2001-08-22 15:58:01.820

Location	Dzhezkazgan
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dzhezkazgan	199.9 km
Shakhtinsk	334.1 km
Abay	338.7 km
Saran	352.4 km
Karaganda	363.7 km
Balqash	364.7 km
Temirtau	380.4 km
Zhangatas	402.1 km
Arqalyk	420.6 km
Kentau	426.7 km
Shiyeli	428.2 km
Karatau	443.6 km

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