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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
December 27, 1980 at 4:09 AM
Last Updated
June 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM