Earthquake details

Friday, September 25, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Friday, September 25, 1970 at 06:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kokand (Tajikistan - TJ), about 37.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.151 and latitude 40.230.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.230, 71.151
UTC time	1970-09-25 06:08:21.100

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kokand	37.7 km
Isfara	46.2 km
Margilan	55.6 km
Fergana	56.4 km
Konibodom	61.6 km
Quvasoy	70.8 km
Kzyl-Kiya	83.1 km
Quva	84.7 km
Chust	86.4 km
To‘rqao‘rg‘on	91.0 km
Namangan	96.2 km
Asaka	102.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	81.7 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	99.9 km

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