M6.1 earthquake near Batken, Batken

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Batken, Kyrgyzstan on 31 Jan 1977, 14:26 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Batken, about 4 km away in Batken, Kyrgyzstan.