Earthquake details

Monday, January 31, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Monday, January 31, 1977 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Tajikistan - TJ), about 21.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.852 and latitude 40.040.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	40.040, 70.852
UTC time	1977-01-31 14:26:14.800

Location	Isfara
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1977-01-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	21.6 km
Konibodom	45.6 km
Kokand	54.9 km
Fergana	88.0 km
Margilan	88.4 km
Qayroqqum	93.3 km
Quvasoy	100.2 km
Chkalovsk	100.8 km
Khujand	108.1 km
Kzyl-Kiya	111.2 km
Chust	112.1 km
Razzakov	115.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kokand Uzbekistan · 2025-12-05 21:04 UTC	95.5 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	67.0 km

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