M6.1 earthquake near Chust, Namangan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Chust, Uzbekistan on 18 Jan 1942, 16:36 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Chust, about 12 km away in Namangan, Uzbekistan.