List of earthquakes in Kazakhstan

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

List

Date	Location	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Comments	Source
06.08.1887	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	7.3–7.8	X	330			[1]
07.11.1889	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	7.9–8.0	X	92+			[2]
01.04.1911	Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan	8.0–8.1	X	452	740	Strongest earthquake ever in Kazakhstan	[3]
11.03.1946	Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan	7.5–7.6	X				[4]
06.05.1970	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	6.6					[5]
05.10.1971	Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan	5.5					[6]
06.24.1978	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	6.2–7.1	VIII				[7]
06.14.1990	East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan	6.8	V	1			[8]
08.03.1990	East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan	6.1	VII		1		[9]
09.27.1990	East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan	4.5	VI				[10]
08.19.1992	Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan	7.5	IX	75			[11]
12.01.2003	Xinjiang, China	6.0	VII	10	73		[12]
06.13.2009	Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	5.4		1			[13]
01.23.2024	Xinjiang, China	7.0	IX	3	74		[14]
02.04.2024	Issyk-Kul Region, Kazakhstan	5.3	VI		1		[15]

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