1907 Qaratog earthquake

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1907 Qaratog earthquake
Tajikistan relief map.svg
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UTC  time1907-10-21 04:23:43
ISC  event 16957975
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date21 October 1907 (1907-10-21)
Local time10:23
Magnitude7.4 Ms
Depth35 km (22 mi)
Epicenter 38°30′N67°54′E / 38.5°N 67.9°E / 38.5; 67.9
Areas affected Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Total damageUS$200 million [1]
Max. intensity MMI IX (Violent)
Casualties12,000–15,000

The 1907 Qaratog earthquake occurred at 04:23 UTC on 21 October near Qaratog (Karatag) in the border area between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, then part of the Russian Empire. The shock had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. [2] [3] Estimates of the death toll range between 12,000 and 15,000. [4]

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  1. ↑ "Tajikistan" (PDF). World Bank Group . p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake" . Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. ↑ IISEE. "Search parameters page". Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (from ancient times through June 2009). Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Arzjancevs, Romans (2020). Tajikistan Republic. Nature and Fauna of the Tajikistan. LitRes (published 5 December 2020). p. 75. ISBN   9785040369645.


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