Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 17, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Wednesday, March 17, 1965 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Piskent (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 3.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.324 and latitude 40.922.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.922, 69.324
UTC time	1965-03-17 13:14:17.240

Location	Olmaliq
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-03-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Piskent	3.5 km
Nurafshon	12.7 km
Olmaliq	24.6 km
Ohangaron	26.5 km
Yangiyŭl	31.4 km
Bektemir	32.0 km
Tashkent	39.2 km
Parkent	50.9 km
Chirchiq	64.6 km
Guliston	66.3 km
Angren	69.7 km
Khujand	75.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	119.0 km
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