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USGS usp0000hkk

28 Jul 1976, 19:24

53 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan

A magnitude 6.1 ms earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan?

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39.295000, 72.790000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000hkk
Coordinates
39.295, 72.79
Network
us
Significance
572