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Tajikistan earthquakes in 1973

14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tajikistan in 1973. The largest: M5.3 45 km NE of Khorugh, Tajikistan, Oct 12, 1973.

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

19721974

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Where every quake of 1973 was located in Tajikistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1973

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19730
February 19730
March 197335.318 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan
April 197335.250 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
May 197324.930 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
June 19730
July 197324.755 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan
August 19730
September 197335.135 km NNW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan
October 197315.345 km NE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
November 19730
December 19730

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 1973

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.