Major magnitude 7.5 earthquake - 47 km east of Rasht, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, on Sunday, July 10, 1949 at 03:53 GMT
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Major magnitude 7.5 earthquake at 20 km depth
Magnitude: 7.5
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.174°N / 70.891°E

Antipode: 39.174°S / 109.109°W
Nearby towns and cities:
47 km (29 mi) ENE of Rasht (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) W of Karakenja (pop: 2,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) ENE of Novobod (Rasht) (pop: 5,350) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) ENE of Roghun (Nurobod) (pop: 7,730) --> See nearby quakes!
108 km (67 mi) SSE of Isfara (Sughd) (pop: 37,700) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) SSE of Konibodom (Sughd) (pop: 50,400) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) SE of Khujand (Sughd) (pop: 144,900) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) NE of Kŭlob (Khatlon) (pop: 78,800) --> See nearby quakes!
177 km (110 mi) ENE of Vahdat (pop: 45,700) --> See nearby quakes!
196 km (122 mi) ENE of Duschanbe (Dushanbe) (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1016 joules (3117 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.7 x 106 tons of TNT or 167.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
7.5 | 20 km | Tajikistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes)
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
May 12, 1951 22:07 71 years ago | 5.6 15 km | Republican Subordination, 94 km SE of Isfara, Viloyati Sughd, Tajikistan | More |
Apr 14, 1951 04:10 71 years ago | 6.1 15 km | 17 km S of Karakenja, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan | More |
Nov 21, 1950 20:54 72 years ago | 5.6 15 km | Viloyati Khatlon, 46 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan | More |
Nov 19, 1950 21:34 72 years ago | 5.6 15 km | Gorno-Badakhshan, 272 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | More |
Nov 17, 1950 22:01 72 years ago | 5.7 15 km | Viloyati Khatlon, 43 km S of Rasht, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan | More |
Jul 10, 1949 16:24 73 years ago | 6.9 20 km | Republican Subordination, 215 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | More |
Jul 10, 1949 15:49 73 years ago | 6.7 20 km | Republican Subordination, 225 km E of Duschanbe, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | More |
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