- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 14, 1942 CE
- Location:
- 14 km W of Andijon, Uzbekistan
- Magnitude:
- 5.77 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.77
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.06
Other earthquake records of 1942 CE
- Turkey, Niksar, Erbaa · Mw 7 · 1,000 deaths
- Ecuador, Guayaquil · Ms 7.9 · 200 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province: Simao · Ms 6.8 · 90 deaths
- Albania, Peshkopia, Magellare · Ms 6 · 43 deaths
- Peru, Ica, Nazca · Mw 8.2 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Kastamonu, Kargi · 17 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.8 - 14 km W of Andijon, Uzbekistan (1942 CE) happen?
- February 14, 1942 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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