2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake

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2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake
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UTC  time2008-10-05 15:52:49
ISC  event 13396075
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local dateOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)
Local time21:52:49 KGT
Magnitude6.6 Mw
Depth27.6 kilometres (17 mi)
Epicenter 39°50′54″N73°46′4.8″E / 39.84833°N 73.768000°E / 39.84833; 73.768000
Areas affected Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China
Max. intensity MMI VII (Very strong)
Casualties75 dead, 150 injured

The 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake struck on October 5 at 21:52 local time (15:52 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 6.6, killing 75 people, including 41 children, [1] and injuring 150 people, including 93 children. [2] [3] The center of the earthquake was near the town of Nura, which was destroyed in the quake. [4] The shock destroyed dozens of buildings in the area and destroyed the nearby village of Kura. [5] Minor damage also occurred in nearby Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The quake was felt throughout Central Asia. [5] A magnitude 5.7 aftershock in Xinjiang [6] and a magnitude 5.1 aftershock in Kyrgyzstan [2] followed the earthquake. Two more aftershocks above magnitude 5 in Kyrgyzstan [7] [8] and one in Xinjiang [9] struck on October 13, UTC time. Victims were transported in military helicopters to hospitals in Osh. [10]

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The Kyrgyzstan Emergency Ministry said that few buildings remained standing in the village: "Almost all buildings in the village have been destroyed. The only buildings remaining are the properly engineered ones which were built recently: the school and a medical clinic." [1] Kanatbek Abdrakhmatov, head of the Institute of Seismology, attributed much of the destruction due to inferior construction of the buildings, many of which were built out of clay and straw. [1]

The injured were paid 5,000 Kyrgyzstani soms (US$ 136) and three tons of coal, and families of the dead received 50 kg of flour. [11] Two hundred people who chose to remain in Nura were provided with 100 six-person tents. [12] One hundred mobile homes were transported to Nura, and the village was to be rebuilt in the spring of 2009 with a completion date set for August 2009. [12] Uzbekistan pledged the equivalent of US$200,000 in humanitarian aid, including 120 tons of cement, as well as other building materials. [13]

In Kyrgyzstan, an official day of mourning was observed on October 7, 2008. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Kyrgyzstan mourns after quake kills at least 74". Associated Press. 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  3. ↑ "150 injured, 74 dead in Nura village, emergencies ministry says". 24 Kyrgyzstan. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Deadly earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan". BBC News. October 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  5. 1 2 Saralayeva, Leila (2008-10-06). "Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan". Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Magnitude 5.7 – SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA". United States Geological Survey. October 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Magnitude 5.1 – KYRGYZSTAN". United States Geological Survey. October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Magnitude 5.3 – KYRGYZSTAN". United States Geological Survey. October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  9. ↑ "Magnitude 5.1 – SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA". United States Geological Survey. October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ Stern, David L. (2008-10-06). "Quake Kills at Least 72 in Kyrgyzstan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  11. ↑ Kutueva, Aizada (2008-10-09). "Kyrgyz government allocates 36mln KGS for earthquake victims support". 24 Kyrgyzstan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  12. 1 2 Cheban, Olga (2008-10-08). "New houses for earthquake victims to be built in spring 2009". 24 Kyrgyzstan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  13. ↑ "Uzbekistan to provide humanitarian aid worth US$200,000 to Kyrgyz Republic". Turkish Weekly. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
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