M4.9 earthquake 30 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan on Sat, Mar 25, 1978, 8:25 AM GMT+6 (02:25 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 35 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-25 02:25:19 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.819° N, 78.722° E
- Region
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.21 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.26 |
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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.429 km WSW of Kegen, Kazakhstan · 17725 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.035 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan · 17724 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.625 km NE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan · 17724 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.834 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan · 17721 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayKyrgyzstan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tp7 (also filed as iscgem685549). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.