M5.1 earthquake 17 km SSE of Pop, Uzbekistan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Pop, Uzbekistan on Sat, Apr 27, 1985, 11:49 AM GMT+7 (04:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-27 04:49:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.723° N, 71.151° E
- Region
- Uzbekistan
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 56 stations |
| 5.34 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (VI) at Pap, (IV) at Andizhan, Fergana and Namangan, (III) at Tashkent, and (II) at Dzhirgatal and Leninabad.
From the USGS event page for usp0002e77. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.721 km SW of Toshbuloq, Uzbekistan · 15132 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.614 km NW of Chust, Uzbekistan · 15132 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.724 km SE of Pop, Uzbekistan · 15111 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e77 (also filed as iscgem528544). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.