Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 6, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Tuesday, May 6, 1941 at 16:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 89.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.432 and latitude 39.333.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.333, 70.432
UTC time	1941-05-06 16:55:31.660

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	89.9 km
Razzakov	95.9 km
Konibodom	107.0 km
Qayroqqum	117.2 km
Chkalovsk	118.5 km
Khujand	126.4 km
Istaravshan	138.5 km
Kokand	140.0 km
Bekobod	140.2 km
Vahdat	150.2 km
Fergana	164.5 km
Kŭlob	167.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	175.6 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	46.7 km

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