M6.3 earthquake near Poytug‘, Andijan Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Haqqulobod, Uzbekistan on 2 Jun 1947, 06:40 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 Poytug‘, about 7 km away in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan.