Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Thursday, April 14, 1966 at 21:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kŭlob (Tajikistan - TJ), about 128.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.556 and latitude 38.900.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.3 km
Coordinates	38.900, 70.556
UTC time	1966-04-14 21:06:16.410

Location	Dushanbe
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kŭlob	128.7 km
Isfara	136.7 km
Razzakov	137.0 km
Vahdat	139.3 km
Konibodom	155.6 km
Dushanbe	159.6 km
Qayroqqum	165.5 km
Chkalovsk	165.9 km
Khujand	173.5 km
Istaravshan	174.9 km
Khorugh	179.6 km
Bekobod	183.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Vahdat Tajikistan · 2026-01-20 09:54 UTC	108.6 km
M 4.1 Vahdat Tajikistan · 2026-01-02 23:02 UTC	108.5 km
M 4.3 Dushanbe Tajikistan · 2025-05-29 06:01 UTC	150.4 km

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