M5.0 earthquake 17 km SSE of Pop, Uzbekistan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Pop, Uzbekistan on Sat, Apr 27, 1985, 11:14 AM GMT+7 (04:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 17 km SSE of Pop, Uzbekistan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-27 04:14:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.722° N, 71.179° E
- Region
- Uzbekistan
- 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.117 km SSE of Pop, Uzbekistan · 15124 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.721 km SW of Toshbuloq, Uzbekistan · 15124 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.614 km NW of Chust, Uzbekistan · 15124 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.724 km SE of Pop, Uzbekistan · 15103 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e75 (also filed as iscgem528539). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.