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Sunday, July 10, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Sunday, July 10, 1949 at 03:53 UTC with a magnitude of 7.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 107.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.835 and latitude 39.178.

Magnitude	7.5
Alert	Extreme
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	39.178, 70.835
UTC time	1949-07-10 03:53:41.220

Location	Dushanbe
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1949-07-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	107.1 km
Konibodom	129.0 km
Razzakov	134.2 km
Qayroqqum	150.3 km
Kokand	150.6 km
Chkalovsk	152.8 km
Fergana	156.9 km
Quvasoy	158.5 km
Khujand	160.9 km
Margilan	162.9 km
Kzyl-Kiya	163.3 km
Kŭlob	167.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Vahdat Tajikistan · 2026-01-20 09:54 UTC	144.9 km
M 4.1 Vahdat Tajikistan · 2026-01-02 23:02 UTC	144.7 km
M 4.3 Dushanbe Tajikistan · 2025-05-29 06:01 UTC	165.0 km

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