Earthquake details

Friday, May 29, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Friday, May 29, 1998 at 22:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naryn (Kyrgyzstan - KG), about 40.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.655 and latitude 41.173.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.1 km
Coordinates	41.173, 75.655
UTC time	1998-05-29 22:49:34.140

Location	Naryn
Country	Kyrgyzstan (KG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naryn	40.0 km
Balykchy	149.9 km
Atush	168.5 km
Tokmok	188.1 km
Kashgar	192.0 km
Uzgen	202.9 km
Bishkek	208.4 km
Jalal-Abad	224.5 km
Xonobod	228.9 km
Suzak	232.9 km
Kara-Balta	236.1 km
Qorasuv	238.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0

Tokmok

Kyrgyzstan · 2026-08-12 07:14 UTC

100.9 km

M 4.1

Naryn

Kyrgyzstan · 2026-07-19 20:41 UTC

60.8 km

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