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Nuclear explosion 14.45km (8.98 miles) away from Sarapan (Kazakhstan)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occurred on Monday, September 5, 1977 at 3:02:57 AM UTC (and Monday, September 5, 1977 at 9:02:57 AM local time) 14.45km (8.98 miles) away from Sarapan (Kazakhstan) which is the nearest city to the epicenter.

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Details about this earthquake

Date (UTC) :	9/5/1977 3:02:57 AM
Updated (UTC) :	6/16/2015 3:39:07 PM
Magnitude	5.9
Mag. Type	mb
Latitude	50.092
Longitude	78.961
Depth	0.00 km (0.00 miles)
Type	Nuclear explosion
Status	Reviewed
Tsunami risk	No
Source	USGS
Other information	M 5.9 Nuclear Explosion - eastern Kazakhstan eastern Kazakhstan

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Cities near this earthquake

City	Distance	Population
Sarapan	14.45km away (8.98 miles)
Beysen’	18.02km away (11.20 miles)
Shynzhy	23.78km away (14.77 miles)
Isa	24.06km away (14.95 miles)
Zharyk-Kuduk	24.93km away (15.49 miles)
Musa	25.84km away (16.06 miles)
Karabastuz	26.44km away (16.43 miles)
Ushshal	30.47km away (18.94 miles)
Korgozha	30.68km away (19.06 miles)
Kantay	30.98km away (19.25 miles)
Ak-Bota	40.78km away (25.34 miles)
Ushasha Pervaya	41.80km away (25.97 miles)
Konayevskiy	42.41km away (26.35 miles)
Kuandyk	42.54km away (26.43 miles)
Znamenka	44.32km away (27.54 miles)
Ibrayevskiy	44.59km away (27.71 miles)
Ushasha Vtoraya	45.04km away (27.99 miles)
Yenbektes	45.13km away (28.04 miles)
Karagandy	46.87km away (29.12 miles)
Svobodnyy	49.83km away (30.96 miles)

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