List of earthquakes in Kyrgyzstan

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The following is a list documenting major earthquakes that have occurred in Kyrgyzstan. The list also include earthquakes with epicenters outside the country, but caused significant impact in Kyrgyzstan.

List

DateLocationMagnitudeMMIDeathsTotal damage / notesRef.
1885-08-02Belovodski, Kyrgyzstan7.6 MwX54 [1]
1887-06-08 Verny, Kazakhstan7.7 MwX300All adobe houses in Verny destroyed. [2] [1]
1889-07-11 Chilik, Kazakhstan 7.9 MwXUnk. [1]
1902-08-22 Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region7.7 MwXI5,000+Major damage in Xinjiang. [3]
1911-01-03 Issyk Kul, Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border region7.7 MwX450Major damage and many injured. [4]
1946-11-02 Askay, Kyrgyzstan7.5 MwXUnk.Major damage reported and an unspecified number of casualties. [5]
1974-08-11Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region7.3 MsVIIIUnk. [6]
1978-03-24 Almaty, Kazakhstan7.1 MsVIII0Some damage reported. Seiches in Issyk-Kul. [7]
1985-08-23 Ulugqat, Xinjiang7.0 MwVII71US$5 million in damages. [8]
1987-01-24Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region6.2 MwVII0More than 417 homes in Uqturpan County damaged. [9]
1992-05-15eastern Uzbekistan6.2 MsVII3At least 5,500 homes destroyed and another 4,000 over damaged. [10]
1992-08-19 Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan7.3 MwbIX75 [11]
1996-03-19 Artux, Xinjiang6.3 MwcVI24Over 15,300 homes destroyed. At least 128 injured. [12]
2003-02-24 Maralbexi, Xinjiang6.3 MwcVIII2614,000 injured and over 70,000 buildings collapsed in Xinjiang. [13]
2005-02-14Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region6.1 MwcVII06,000 homes destroyed or damaged. [14]
2008-10-05 Nura, Kyrgyzstan6.7 MwcVII75Damage in Xinjiang.
2011-07-19 Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border region6.1 MwVIII14No deaths in Kyrgyzstan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frank Krüger; Galina Kulikova; Angela Landgraf (14 September 2018). "Magnitudes for the historical 1885 (Belovodskoe), the 1887 (Verny) and the 1889 (Chilik) earthquakes in Central Asia determined from magnetogram recordings". Geophysical Journal International. 215 (3): 1824–1840. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggy377 . Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. "Earthquake impact can be affected by seasonal factors, historical study shows". Science Daily. Seismological Society of America. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. "M 7.7 – Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. "M 7.7 – eastern Kazakhstan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. "M 7.5 – Kyrgyzstan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. "M 7.3 – Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. "M 7.1 – Kyrgyzstan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. "M 7.0 – southern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. "M 6.2 – Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. "M 6.2 – eastern Uzbekistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. "M 7.3 – Kyrgyzstan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  12. "M 6.3 – southern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. "M 6.3 – southern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  14. "M 6.1 – Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-04-17.

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