Earthquake details

Sunday, October 13, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tajikistan on Sunday, October 13, 1985 at 15:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qayroqqum (Tajikistan - TJ), about 4.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 69.823 and latitude 40.301.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	40.301, 69.823
UTC time	1985-10-13 15:59:51.220

Location	Khujand
Country	Tajikistan (TJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qayroqqum	4.5 km
Chkalovsk	13.2 km
Khujand	17.2 km
Bekobod	47.8 km
Konibodom	51.6 km
Razzakov	57.3 km
Olmaliq	63.4 km
Ohangaron	69.2 km
Isfara	70.9 km
Piskent	77.5 km
Istaravshan	82.0 km
Angren	84.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Bekobod Uzbekistan · 2025-11-05 05:58 UTC	67.8 km
M 4.2 Isfara Tajikistan · 2025-06-23 18:07 UTC	72.9 km

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