M4.6 earthquake 44 km NNW of Murghob, Tajikistan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km NNW of Murghob, Tajikistan on Mon, Mar 15, 1976, 1:43 AM GMT+6 (19:43 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-14 19:43:03 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 38.552° N, 73.812° E
- Region
- Tajikistan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.0102 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan · 18449 days ago · 174 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.2104 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 18437 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
Before
- 4.8109 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan · 18466 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.047 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 18477 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.048 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 18477 days ago · 107 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.061 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan · 18477 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ff1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.