Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.5

ID: usp00017cc

Location

118 km SSW of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

Country: Kazakhstan

Date & Time

May 22, 1980

3:56 AM Z

Depth

0.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

49.7290, 78.1000

Lat, Lon

Type

nuclear explosion

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

118 km SSW of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

Coordinates: 49.7290°, 78.1000° Depth: 0.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 22, 1980 at 3:56 AM
Last Updated
June 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM