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Tajikistan earthquakes in 1949

10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tajikistan in 1949. The largest: M7.5 43 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan, Jul 10, 1949.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19481950

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Where every quake of 1949 was located in Tajikistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1949

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19490
February 19490
March 19490
April 19490
May 19490
June 19490
July 194987.543 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan
August 194925.740 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
September 19490
October 19490
November 19490
December 19490

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Tajikistan nowWorldwide in 1949

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.