Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.8
ID: usp00011rb
Location
86 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Country: Kazakhstan
Date & Time
Jul 7, 1979
3:46 AM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
50.0530, 79.0650
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
86 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 50.0530°, 79.0650° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- July 7, 1979 at 3:46 AM
- Last Updated
- June 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM
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