Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Wednesday, April 6, 1983 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khorugh (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 151.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.472 and latitude 38.853.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	38.853, 71.472
UTC time	1983-04-06 22:18:47.630

Location	Fergana
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khorugh	151.9 km
Isfara	159.3 km
Kzyl-Kiya	166.1 km
Quvasoy	166.6 km
Fergana	172.5 km
Kŭlob	180.5 km
Margilan	181.6 km
Konibodom	183.6 km
Kokand	192.0 km
Quva	192.8 km
Razzakov	200.2 km
Fayzabad	208.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chortoq Uzbekistan · 2025-12-02 20:18 UTC	266.0 km
M 4.6 Namangan Uzbekistan · 2025-11-11 17:32 UTC	256.0 km
M 4.5 Asaka Uzbekistan · 2025-08-08 03:58 UTC	207.9 km

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