Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.8
ID: usp00013p9
Location
60 km WSW of Shalkar, Kazakhstan
Country: Kazakhstan
Date & Time
Oct 24, 1979
5:59 AM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
47.8060, 48.1580
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
60 km WSW of Shalkar, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 47.8060°, 48.1580° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
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- Recorded On
- October 24, 1979 at 5:59 AM
- Last Updated
- June 16, 2015 at 5:23 PM
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