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USGS usp00012ge

18 Aug 1979, 03:51

eastern Kazakhstan

A magnitude 6.1 mb earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is eastern Kazakhstan?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

49.971000, 79.010000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00012ge
Coordinates
49.971, 79.01
Network
us
Significance
572