Major magnitude. 7.5 earthquake - Tajikistan on Sunday, 10 July 1949 at 03:53 (GMT)
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
(Tajikistan)Nearby towns and cities:
47 km (29 mi) ENE of Rasht (Nohijahoi tobei çumhurī) (pop: 10,800)
55 km (34 mi) W of Karakenja (Jirgatol, Nohijahoi tobei çumhurī) (pop: 2,900)
66 km (41 mi) ENE of Novobod (Rasht, Nohijahoi tobei çumhurī) (pop: 5,350)
87 km (54 mi) ENE of Darband (pop: 1,120)
94 km (58 mi) SSW of Aydarken (Kadamzhai District, Batken Province, Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 11,900)
98 km (61 mi) ENE of Roghun (Nurobod, Nohijahoi tobei çumhurī) (pop: 7,730)
196 km (122 mi) ENE of Dushanbe (Nohijahoi tobei çumhurī) (pop: 679,400)
273 km (169 mi) SSE of Tashkent (Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan) (pop: 1,978,000)
Primary data source: USGS
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!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 7.5 | 20 km | Tajikistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 7.5 quake Tajikistan 10 July 03:53 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 12 May 1951 22:07 UTC| M 5.6 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 14 Apr 1951 04:10 UTC| M 6.1 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|61 km (38 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Tajikistan on Saturday, 14 April 1951 at 04:10 (GMT)
- 21 Nov 1950 20:54 UTC| M 5.6 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|82 km (51 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 19 Nov 1950 21:34 UTC| M 5.6 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|115 km (71 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Nov 1950 22:01 UTC| M 5.7 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|78 km (48 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Jul 1949 16:24 UTC| M 6.9 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|21 km (13 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Tajikistan on Sunday, 10 July 1949 at 16:24 (GMT)
- 10 Jul 1949 15:49 UTC| M 6.7 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|35 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.7 earthquake - Tajikistan on Sunday, 10 July 1949 at 15:49 (GMT)
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