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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem795568
USGS iscgem795568

14 May 1970, 10:20

3 km SSE of Uchkent, Russia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 12.8 km depth.

Depth12.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km SSE of Uchkent, Russia?

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43.083000, 47.099000

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M 6.4

38 km ESE of St’epants’minda, Georgia

M 6.7

5 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem795568
Coordinates
43.083, 47.099
Network
iscgem
Significance
572