Earthquake details

Friday, July 2, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Friday, July 2, 1937 at 21:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khorugh (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 134.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.772 and latitude 38.688.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.688, 71.772
UTC time	1937-07-02 21:40:25.070

Location	Fergana
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1937-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khorugh	134.8 km
Kzyl-Kiya	177.3 km
Quvasoy	180.0 km
Isfara	188.1 km
Fergana	188.8 km
Kŭlob	193.8 km
Margilan	198.7 km
Fayzabad	203.9 km
Quva	205.8 km
Konibodom	212.7 km
Kokand	216.9 km
Asaka	221.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chortoq Uzbekistan · 2025-12-02 20:18 UTC	281.7 km
M 4.6 Namangan Uzbekistan · 2025-11-11 17:32 UTC	274.9 km
M 4.5 Asaka Uzbekistan · 2025-08-08 03:58 UTC	221.2 km

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