Earthquake details

Saturday, August 20, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 05:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Taraz (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 62.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.319 and latitude 42.340.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 30.5 km
Coordinates 42.340, 71.319
UTC time 2011-08-20 05:31:23.370
Location Taraz
Country Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-08-20

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