Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp0001bg0
Location
87 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Country: Kazakhstan
Date & Time
Dec 27, 1980
4:09 AM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
50.0400, 79.0460
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
87 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 50.0400°, 79.0460° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- December 27, 1980 at 4:09 AM
- Last Updated
- June 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM
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