Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - Chuyskaya Oblast’, 58 km southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 12:58 pm (GMT +6) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
8 May 08:00 UTC: First to report: KNDC after 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 8, 2022 06:58:20 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 12:58 pm (GMT +6) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.9 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 42.45°N / 75°E  (Chuyskaya Oblast’, Kyrgyzstan) |
| Antipode | 42.45°S / 105°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | KNDC (Kazakhstan National Data Center) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 50 km (31 mi) SSW of Tokmak (Chüy) (pop: 63,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (31 mi) SSE of Kant (Ysyk-Ata, Chüy) (pop: 20,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) SE of Bishkek (pop: 900,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Kemin (Chui, Chüy) (pop: 10,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) SSE of Korday (Zhambyl, Kazakhstan) (pop: 9,820) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) ESE of Sosnovka (Jaiyl, Chüy) (pop: 5,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (61 mi) W of Balykchy (Issyk-Kul) (pop: 40,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) ESE of Kara-Balta (Chüy) (pop: 62,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 140 km (87 mi) NW of Naron (Naryn) (pop: 52,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 282 km (175 mi) NE of Osh (pop: 200,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.9 | 10 km | LAKE ISSYK-KUL, KYRGYZSTAN, REGION | KNDC |
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