List of earthquakes in Kazakhstan

This list includes seismic events with epicenters that located within the Kazakhstan territory.

List

Date and time (UTC)	Location	Epicenter	Mag.	MMI	Depth	Notes	Casualties		Ref
							Dead	Injured
2 August 1885 14:20:00	Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan	42°42′N74°06′E / 42.7°N 74.1°E / 42.7; 74.1	6.7–7.6 Mw	MMI X (Extreme)	15 km (9.3 mi)	Two villages from Kara-Balta and Belovodskoye were damaged, and 54 people were killed.	54	—	[1]
8 June 1887 04:35:00	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	43°06′N76°48′E / 43.1°N 76.8°E / 43.1; 76.8	7.3–7.8 Mw	MMI X (Extreme)	20 km (12 mi)	At least 330 people were killed in the city of Verny.	330	—	[1]
11 July 1889 15:14:00	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	43°12′N78°42′E / 43.2°N 78.7°E / 43.2; 78.7	7.9–8.0 Mw	MMI X (Extreme)	40 km (25 mi)	At least 92 people across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China were killed.	92+	—	[2]
4 January 1911 05:25:48	Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan	42°54′N76°48′E / 42.9°N 76.8°E / 42.9; 76.8	8.0 Mw  8.1 Ms	MMI X (Extreme)	20 km (12 mi)	452 people were killed and 740 others were injured. Nearly 1,100 houses and 4,545 yurts were destroyed by the earthquake and the resulting landslides.	452	740	[3]
3 November 1946 00:28:35	Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan	41°45′25″N71°51′14″E / 41.757°N 71.854°E / 41.757; 71.854	7.5–7.6 Mw	MMI X (Extreme)	25 km (16 mi)	Severe property damage was reported in its aftermath, but the number of deaths and injuries remains unknown.	—	—	[4]
5 June 1970 04:53:06	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	42°30′N78°48′E / 42.5°N 78.8°E / 42.5; 78.8	6.6 Ms	—	20 km (12 mi)	The earthquake destroyed at least 5,000 buildings and left more than 20,000 people homeless.	—	—	[5]
10 May 1971 19:51:46	Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan	42°53′13″N71°16′01″E / 42.887°N 71.267°E / 42.887; 71.267	5.3 Mw	—	17.8 km (11.1 mi)	More than 28,000 buildings and structures, including 16,500 private houses were damaged.	—	—	[6]
25 March 1978 02:05:48	Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan	42°50′20″N78°36′22″E / 42.839°N 78.606°E / 42.839; 78.606	7.1 Mw	MMI VII (Very strong)	33 km (21 mi)	—	—	—	[7]
14 June 1990 17:47:28	East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan	47°52′08″N78°36′22″E / 47.869°N 78.606°E / 47.869; 78.606	6.6 Mw	MMI VI (Strong)	57.9 km (36.0 mi)	One person was killed in the earthquake. At least 3,000 buildings were destroyed and more than 20,000 people left homeless.	1	—	[8] [9]
3 August 1990 14:15:06	East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan	47°57′47″N84°57′40″E / 47.963°N 84.961°E / 47.963; 84.961	6.2 Mw	MMI VI (Strong)	33.4 km (20.8 mi)	Eight people were injured and at least 500 buildings were destroyed.	—	8	[10] [11]
28 September 1990 02:12:32	East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan	47°54′11″N84°57′40″E / 47.903°N 84.961°E / 47.903; 84.961	5.0 Mw	MMI VI (Strong)	33.4 km (20.8 mi)	Some buildings were damaged in Zaisan.	—	—	[12] [13]
19 August 1992 08:04:37	Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan	42°08′31″N73°34′30″E / 42.142°N 73.575°E / 42.142; 73.575	7.3 Ms	MMI IX (Violent)	27.4 km (17.0 mi)	75 people were killed, including 14 by landslides.	75	—	[14]
1 December 2003 06:38:31	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	42°54′18″N80°30′54″E / 42.905°N 80.515°E / 42.905; 80.515	6.1 Ms  6.0 Mw	MMI VIII (Severe)	15 km (9.3 mi)	Eleven people were killed in the earthquake, with 73 others injured, 26 of them seriously.	11	73	[15] [16]
13 June 2009 17:17:38	Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan	44°43′26″N78°51′50″E / 44.724°N 78.864°E / 44.724; 78.864	5.8 mb  5.4 Mw  5.1 Ms	—	15 km (9.3 mi)	One person died of a heart attack and several buildings damaged in the city of Tekeli.	1	—	[17]
23 January 2024 23:09:04	Xinjiang, China	41°16′08″N78°38′56″E / 41.269°N 78.649°E / 41.269; 78.649	7.1 Ms  7.0 Mw	MMI IX (Violent)	13 km (8.1 mi)	Sixty-seven people were injured; three of whom were hospitalized. At least 44 buildings throughout Almaty Region were damaged.	3	74	[18]
4 March 2024 12:22:07	Issyk-Kul Region, Kazakhstan	42°50′10″N76°53′49″E / 42.836°N 76.897°E / 42.836; 76.897	4.7 Mw	MMI VI (Strong)	28.3 km (17.6 mi)	One person injured and several buildings damaged in Almaty, Kazakhstan.	—	1	[19] [20]

References

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7. ANSS. "M 7.1 - 23 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan 1978". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
8. ANSS. "M 6.6 - 47 km NNE of Zaysan, Kazakhstan 1990". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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10. ANSS. "M 6.2 - 55 km N of Zaysan, Kazakhstan 1990". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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12. ANSS. "M 5.0 - 48 km N of Zaysan, Kazakhstan 1990". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
13. NGDC. "Significant Earthquake Information" . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
14. ANSS. "M 7.3 - 60 km ENE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
15. ANSS. "M 6.0 - 106 km E of Kegen, Kazakhstan 2003". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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18. ANSS. "M 7.0 - 128 km WNW of Aykol, China 2024". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
19. ANSS. "M 4.7 - 25 km NW of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan 2024". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
20. "Алматыда жер сілкінісінен бір адам зардап шекті" [One person was injured by the earthquake in Almaty] (in Kazakh). Adyrna. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.