Earthquake details

Saturday, October 24, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Saturday, October 24, 1959 at 23:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chirchiq (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 31.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.850 and latitude 41.663.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.663, 69.850
UTC time	1959-10-24 23:40:38.510

Location	Chirchiq
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1959-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chirchiq	31.1 km
Parkent	43.5 km
Bektemir	66.3 km
Tashkent	69.0 km
Shymkent	73.9 km
Angren	76.0 km
Nurafshon	81.2 km
Ohangaron	86.1 km
Yangiyŭl	90.9 km
Olmaliq	93.5 km
Piskent	94.9 km
Arys	121.3 km

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