3.4-magnitude earthquake hit 21km from Almaty, Continuation 1. Earthquake near Almaty on July 28 caused by industrial blast Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan National Data Center. The shocks were registered on July 28 at 02:40 p.m. (Astana time) 21km from Almaty. Another 4.1-magnitude quake struck the Caspian Sea the same day.