Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 13, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Tuesday, May 13, 1969 at 10:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 20.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.763 and latitude 39.973.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.973, 70.763
UTC time	1969-05-13 10:04:38.530

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-05-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	20.7 km
Konibodom	45.6 km
Kokand	63.7 km
Qayroqqum	88.6 km
Chkalovsk	95.5 km
Fergana	98.2 km
Margilan	98.8 km
Khujand	103.0 km
Razzakov	106.5 km
Quvasoy	109.7 km
Kzyl-Kiya	120.4 km
Chust	121.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	102.5 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	56.6 km

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