April 26, 1966 Earthquake: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
An earthquake struck Tashkent, Uzbekistan on April 26, 1966. It killed 10 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 26, 1966
- Place
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.200° N, 69.100° E
- Country
- Uzbekistan
The toll
- Deaths
- 10
- Damage
- $300 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 12, 2002, Do Abi-Nahrin, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
- October 13, 1985, Kaptolyuk, Kayrakkum, Gafurov, Tajikistan
- April 3, 1868, Turkestan, Tashkent, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- July 11, 1980, Shurab, Nefteabad, Tajikistan
- January 8, 2007, Isfaria, Kyrgyzstan
- 1620, Akhsy, Uzbekistan
- January 31, 1977, Tajikistan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4366.