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Wednesday, July 6, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Wednesday, July 6, 1966 at 11:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 139.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.279 and latitude 38.976.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.976, 71.279
UTC time	1966-07-06 11:57:25.950

Location	Fergana
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	139.8 km
Quvasoy	158.9 km
Kzyl-Kiya	160.1 km
Fergana	162.6 km
Konibodom	163.7 km
Khorugh	167.2 km
Margilan	170.9 km
Kokand	175.2 km
Kŭlob	175.9 km
Razzakov	178.7 km
Quva	185.0 km
Qayroqqum	191.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chortoq Uzbekistan · 2025-12-02 20:18 UTC	255.6 km
M 4.6 Namangan Uzbekistan · 2025-11-11 17:32 UTC	243.4 km
M 4.5 Asaka Uzbekistan · 2025-08-08 03:58 UTC	199.7 km

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