Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 13, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Wednesday, August 13, 1941 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 79.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.153 and latitude 39.538.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.538, 71.153
UTC time	1941-08-13 00:55:39.510

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	79.5 km
Konibodom	104.3 km
Fergana	108.5 km
Quvasoy	110.1 km
Kokand	111.7 km
Margilan	114.9 km
Kzyl-Kiya	115.5 km
Quva	134.7 km
Qayroqqum	141.4 km
Razzakov	143.2 km
Chkalovsk	146.7 km
Asaka	153.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	154.9 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	84.3 km

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