M4.9 earthquake 21 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Khorugh, Tajikistan on Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 12:57 AM GMT+6 (18:57 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-09 18:57:40 UTC
- Depth
- 53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.336° N, 71.696° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.034 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan · 16612 days ago · 204 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.413 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16602 days ago · 187 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.730 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan · 16590 days ago · 226 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cma. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.