Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kazakhstan on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 21:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (Kazakhstan - KZ), about 103.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.745 and latitude 43.384.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.2 km
Coordinates	43.384, 78.745
UTC time	2012-05-30 21:20:56.160

Location	Almaty
Country	Kazakhstan (KZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-05-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	103.5 km
Esik	104.6 km
Talghar	122.3 km
Zharkent	133.7 km
Konayev	145.8 km
Almaty	148.8 km
Taldykorgan	184.0 km
Huocheng	186.6 km
Bayandai	211.7 km
Ghulja	215.8 km
Dadamtu	217.2 km
Balykchy	232.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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77.6 km

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