Tajikistan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 133 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 133 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan on Tue, Aug 27, 1974, 11:33 PM GMT+6 (17:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 124 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Aug 27, 1974, 11:33 PM GMT+6
UTC: 1974-08-27 17:33:58 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.368° N, 73.862° E
Region: Tajikistan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 87

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007tk (also filed as iscgem739266). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.