Earthquake details

Friday, September 10, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Friday, September 10, 1948 at 12:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Talas (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 75.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 72.077 and latitude 41.856.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.856, 72.077
UTC time 1948-09-10 12:02:47.450
Location Chortoq
Country Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-09-10

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