Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.3

ID: usp0000u76

Location

116 km NW of Qara?yl, Kazakhstan

Country: Kazakhstan

Date & Time

Apr 22, 1978

3:06 AM Z

Depth

0.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

49.7200, 78.1750

Lat, Lon

Type

nuclear explosion

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

116 km NW of Qara?yl, Kazakhstan

Coordinates: 49.7200°, 78.1750° Depth: 0.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
April 22, 1978 at 3:06 AM
Last Updated
June 16, 2015 at 5:22 PM