Earthquake details

Saturday, May 12, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Saturday, May 12, 1951 at 22:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 94.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.355 and latitude 39.491.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.491, 71.355
UTC time	1951-05-12 22:07:55.860

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	94.3 km
Quvasoy	104.4 km
Fergana	106.0 km
Kzyl-Kiya	107.8 km
Margilan	113.7 km
Konibodom	119.2 km
Kokand	120.7 km
Quva	130.1 km
Asaka	148.6 km
Qayroqqum	158.7 km
Razzakov	161.3 km
Chkalovsk	164.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	164.6 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	102.4 km

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