M6.8 earthquake near Nookat, Osh Region
17516 d ago · 1 Nov 1978, 19:48 UTC 38 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
What happened
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan on 1 Nov 1978, 19:48 UTC at a depth of 40 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 Nookat, about 102 km away in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan.
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