Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 58 km south of Taldykorgan, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan, on Thursday, Sep 2, 2021 at 5:36 pm (GMT +6) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Sep 12:54 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, Sep 2, 2021 at 5:36 pm (GMT +6)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.51°N / 78.18°E

Antipode: 44.51°S / 101.82°W
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (14 mi) NE of Saryozek (Kerbulak District) (pop: 13,900) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) S of Balpyk Bī (Koksu District) (pop: 11,800) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Taldykorgan (pop: 116,600) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SW of Tekeli (Eskeldi District) (pop: 26,700) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) S of Ushtobe (Karatal District) (pop: 20,500) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) NE of Kapshagay (pop: 42,200) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (105 mi) SW of Sarkand (pop: 76,900) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) NE of Almaty (pop: 2,000,900) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) NE of Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 900,000) --> See nearby quakes!
895 km (556 mi) SE of Astana (Nur-Sultan) (pop: 345,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center)
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.6 | 10 km | EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN | KNDC |
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