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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
July 7, 1979 at 3:46 AM
Last Updated
June 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM