Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Uzbekistan, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
212
M5+
Strongest
M7.5
M7+ events
10
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-11-02 | 7.5 | 34 km N of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-10 | 7.5 | 43 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-10-21 | 7.4 | 45 km SE of Panjakent, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-02-18 | 7.2 | 120 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-12-07 | 7.2 | 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-05-01 | 7.2 | 40 km SSE of Baharly, Turkmenistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-10-05 | 7.2 | 14 km N of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-10-24 | 7.1 | 24 km SSW of Tirmiz, Uzbekistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-05-17 | 7.0 | 27 km N of Gazli, Uzbekistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-03-19 | 7.0 | 22 km NNW of Gazli, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-02-23 | 6.9 | 65 km WSW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-10-23 | 6.9 | 127 km E of Khorugh, Tajikistan | 220 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-10 | 6.8 | 40 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-11-01 | 6.8 | 38 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-07-12 | 6.7 | 19 km SE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-12-01 | 6.6 | 107 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-12-25 | 6.6 | 43 km NE of Khorugh, Tajikistan | 105 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-05-30 | 6.6 | 24 km E of Rust?q, Afghanistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-08-19 | 6.6 | 35 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-04-05 | 6.5 | 72 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-02-04 | 6.5 | Turkmenistan-Iran border region | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-08-31 | 6.5 | 47 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-10-16 | 6.5 | 82 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1923-12-28 | 6.5 | 29 km S of Istaravshan, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-04-20 | 6.5 | 18 km NNE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1922-12-17 | 6.4 | 64 km NNW of Khorugh, Tajikistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-12-18 | 6.4 | 54 km SE of Zhabagly, Kazakhstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-06-26 | 6.4 | 92 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-06-03 | 6.4 | 124 km SSW of Yanykurgan, Kazakhstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-03-06 | 6.3 | 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | 125 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-02-05 | 6.3 | 42 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-10-08 | 6.3 | 38 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-09-15 | 6.3 | 11 km NE of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-06-02 | 6.3 | 14 km ENE of Haqqulobod, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-09-16 | 6.2 | 25 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-11-12 | 6.2 | 73 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 114 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-04-08 | 6.2 | 29 km E of Gazli, Uzbekistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-15 | 6.2 | 4 km WSW of Kochkor-Ata, Kyrgyzstan | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-08-12 | 6.2 | 1 km ENE of To‘rqao‘rg‘on, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-06-02 | 6.1 | 18 km SW of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-10 | 6.1 | 46 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-02-02 | 6.1 | 98 km SW of Murghob, Tajikistan | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-10-02 | 6.1 | 115 km NNE of Nurota, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-05-09 | 6.1 | 55 km NNE of Abadan, Turkmenistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-01-31 | 6.1 | 3 km SE of Batken, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-07-19 | 6.1 | 16 km NNE of Aydarken, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-10-26 | 6.1 | 19 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-04-14 | 6.1 | 17 km SSE of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-11-24 | 6.1 | 42 km SSE of Khorugh, Tajikistan | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-01-18 | 6.1 | 11 km ESE of Chust, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-03-15 | 6.0 | 55 km ESE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-10-24 | 6.0 | 13 km NNE of G‘azalkent, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-22 | 6.0 | 6 km NNW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-06-04 | 6.0 | 30 km NNE of Gazli, Uzbekistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-01-08 | 6.0 | 23 km WSW of Vorukh, Tajikistan | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-05-03 | 6.0 | 29 km NNW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1929-05-13 | 6.0 | 41 km SSE of Baharly, Turkmenistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-05-30 | 5.9 | 20 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-09-22 | 5.9 | 10 km WSW of Obigarm, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-01-23 | 5.9 | 43 km NNE of Khand?d, Afghanistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-02-04 | 5.9 | 23 km ESE of Rust?q, Afghanistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-08-22 | 5.9 | 35 km S of Baharly, Turkmenistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-11-07 | 5.9 | 58 km SSW of Talas, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-09-10 | 5.9 | 48 km NNE of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-08-23 | 5.9 | 40 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-04-26 | 5.9 | 32 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-11-28 | 5.8 | 37 km WSW of Arçabil, Turkmenistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-07-17 | 5.8 | 12 km NE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-07-06 | 5.8 | 42 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan | 96 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-04-13 | 5.8 | 42 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 8 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-03-22 | 5.8 | 46 km NNW of Novobod, Tajikistan | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-10 | 5.8 | 60 km ENE of Khand?d, Afghanistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-07-06 | 5.8 | 29 km ESE of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-11-17 | 5.8 | 29 km E of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-10-13 | 5.8 | 7 km ESE of Palos, Tajikistan | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-08 | 5.8 | 49 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-07-29 | 5.8 | 82 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-08-03 | 5.8 | 1 km NW of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-08-30 | 5.8 | 55 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-11-15 | 5.8 | 52 km NNW of Kaka, Turkmenistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-01-31 | 5.8 | 43 km NNW of Talas, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-01-07 | 5.8 | 21 km SSW of Rasht, Tajikistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-11-13 | 5.8 | 15 km N of Sovet, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-08-12 | 5.7 | 7 km NW of Chortoq, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-07-19 | 5.7 | 34 km SSE of Jizzax, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-07-10 | 5.7 | 20 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-10-08 | 5.7 | 9 km SE of Uchq?rghon Shahri, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-12-16 | 5.7 | 62 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 37 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-03-29 | 5.7 | 11 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan | 5 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-02-25 | 5.7 | 110 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-05-12 | 5.7 | 44 km SE of Darband, Tajikistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-05-26 | 5.7 | 22 km N of Bulung’ur Shahri, Uzbekistan | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-08-13 | 5.7 | 19 km ESE of Yang? Qal‘ah, Afghanistan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-04-08 | 5.7 | 12 km NNW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-03-15 | 5.7 | 73 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-01-08 | 5.7 | 59 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-10-14 | 5.7 | 63 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-01-12 | 5.7 | 33 km NNE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-04-11 | 5.7 | 21 km NNE of Novobod, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-11-17 | 5.7 | 38 km SE of Darband, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |