Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 16, 1932 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Tuesday, August 16, 1932 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uchqŭrghon Shahri (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 24.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.369 and latitude 41.146.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.146, 72.369
UTC time 1932-08-16 21:54:02.530
Location Uchqŭrghon Shahri
Country Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1932-08-16

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