Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 12, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Wednesday, January 12, 1938 at 01:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 90.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.482 and latitude 39.322.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.322, 70.482
UTC time	1938-01-12 01:08:24.310

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	90.4 km
Razzakov	100.1 km
Konibodom	108.3 km
Qayroqqum	120.4 km
Chkalovsk	121.8 km
Khujand	129.8 km
Kokand	140.0 km
Istaravshan	142.9 km
Bekobod	144.1 km
Vahdat	153.1 km
Fergana	162.4 km
Margilan	166.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	176.3 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	49.8 km

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