M6.2 earthquake near To‘rqao‘rg‘on, Namangan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of To‘rqao‘rg‘on, Uzbekistan on 12 Aug 1927, 10:22 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 To‘rqao‘rg‘on, about 2 km away in Namangan, Uzbekistan.