Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.9
ID: usp0000w8w
Location
89 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Country: Kazakhstan
Date & Time
Aug 29, 1978
2:37 AM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
50.0080, 78.9960
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
89 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 50.0080°, 78.9960° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- August 29, 1978 at 2:37 AM
- Last Updated
- June 16, 2015 at 5:22 PM
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