M6.2 earthquake near Zaysan, East Kazakhstan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 55 km N of Zaysan, Kazakhstan on 3 Aug 1990, 09:15 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Zaysan, about 56 km away in East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan.