M4.5 earthquake 32 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 32 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan on Sun, Aug 9, 1981, 4:54 PM GMT+7 (09:54 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 93 km NE of Khand?d, Afghanistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-09 09:54:21 UTC
- Depth
- 144.8 km (90.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 38.182° N, 73.595° 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 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f6e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.