Earthquake details

Thursday, May 22, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 18:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Talas (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 63.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.764 and latitude 42.946.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 42.946, 72.764
UTC time 2003-05-22 18:11:56.980
Location Kara-Balta
Country Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-05-22

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