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Saturday, February 26, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Saturday, February 26, 1983 at 20:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kŭlob (Tajikistan - TJ), about 131.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.727 and latitude 38.841.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.2 km
Coordinates	38.841, 70.727
UTC time	1983-02-26 20:07:49.990

Location	Dushanbe
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-02-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kŭlob	131.9 km
Isfara	143.4 km
Razzakov	151.7 km
Vahdat	152.2 km
Konibodom	163.7 km
Khorugh	166.9 km
Dushanbe	172.6 km
Qayroqqum	177.6 km
Chkalovsk	178.6 km
Khujand	186.4 km
Kokand	188.8 km
Istaravshan	190.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Vahdat Tajikistan · 2026-01-20 09:54 UTC	119.6 km
M 4.1 Vahdat Tajikistan · 2026-01-02 23:02 UTC	119.6 km
M 4.3 Dushanbe Tajikistan · 2025-05-29 06:01 UTC	166.6 km

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