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Thursday, May 6, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Thursday, May 6, 1982 at 15:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fergana (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 40.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.542 and latitude 40.068.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	40.068, 71.542
UTC time	1982-05-06 15:42:20.740

Location	Fergana
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Fergana	40.8 km
Quvasoy	45.2 km
Margilan	47.6 km
Kzyl-Kiya	54.1 km
Quva	67.7 km
Kokand	72.2 km
Isfara	78.3 km
Asaka	87.0 km
Konibodom	97.8 km
To‘rqao‘rg‘on	103.8 km
Namangan	104.1 km
Andijan	104.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chortoq Uzbekistan · 2025-12-02 20:18 UTC	132.2 km
M 4.6 Namangan Uzbekistan · 2025-11-11 17:32 UTC	120.8 km
M 4.5 Asaka Uzbekistan · 2025-08-08 03:58 UTC	80.5 km

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