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Saturday, March 16, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Uzbekistan on Saturday, March 16, 1985 at 09:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isfara (Uzbekistan - UZ), about 130.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 71.320 and latitude 39.084.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.084, 71.320
UTC time	1985-03-16 09:12:47.710

Location	Fergana
Country	Uzbekistan (UZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Isfara	130.5 km
Quvasoy	146.4 km
Kzyl-Kiya	147.8 km
Fergana	150.1 km
Konibodom	154.7 km
Margilan	158.4 km
Kokand	164.0 km
Quva	172.5 km
Razzakov	175.5 km
Khorugh	178.6 km
Qayroqqum	185.4 km
Kŭlob	186.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chortoq Uzbekistan · 2025-12-02 20:18 UTC	243.1 km
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M 4.5 Asaka Uzbekistan · 2025-08-08 03:58 UTC	187.2 km

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