Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp0003px5
Location
100 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Country: Kazakhstan
Date & Time
Dec 17, 1988
4:18 AM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
49.8860, 78.9260
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
100 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 49.8860°, 78.9260° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- December 17, 1988 at 4:18 AM
- Last Updated
- June 16, 2015 at 5:26 PM
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