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Tashkent earthquake (1966)

1966 CE · Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Asia · Disaster

Tashkent earthquake (1966)
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The 1966 Tashkent earthquake occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR. It had a moment magnitude of 5. 2 with an epicenter in central Tashkent at a depth of 3–8 kilometers (1. 9–5. 0 mi).

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