Earthquake details

Friday, October 9, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Friday, October 9, 1970 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kzyl-Kiya (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 134.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.531 and latitude 39.137.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.137, 71.531
UTC time 1970-10-09 13:48:49.960
Location Andijan
Country Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-09

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