List of earthquakes in Kyrgyzstan explained

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

DateLocation MagnitudeMMIDeathsTotal damage / notesRef.
1885-08-02Belovodski, Kyrgyzstan7.6 X54[1]
1887-06-08Verny, Kazakhstan7.7 X300All adobe houses in Verny destroyed.[2]
1889-07-117.9 XUnk.
1902-08-22Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region7.7 XI5,000+Major damage in Xinjiang.[3]
1911-01-03Issyk Kul, Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border region7.7 X450Major damage and many injured.[4]
1946-11-02Askay, Kyrgyzstan7.5 XUnk.Major damage reported and an unspecified number of casualties.[5]
1974-08-11Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region7.3 VIIIUnk.[6]
1978-03-24Almaty, Kazakhstan7.1 VIII0Some damage reported. Seiches in Issyk-Kul.[7]
1985-08-23Ulugqat, Xinjiang7.0 VII71US $5 million in damages.[8]
1987-01-24Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region6.2 VII0More than 417 homes in Uqturpan County damaged.[9]
1992-05-15eastern Uzbekistan6.2 VII3At least 5,500 homes destroyed and another 4,000 over damaged.[10]
1992-08-19Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan7.3 IX75[11]
1996-03-19Artux, Xinjiang6.3 VI24Over 15,300 homes destroyed. At least 128 injured.[12]
2003-02-24Maralbexi, Xinjiang6.3 VIII2614,000 injured and over 70,000 buildings collapsed in Xinjiang.[13]
2005-02-14Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region6.1 VII06,000 homes destroyed or damaged.[14]
2008-10-05Nura, Kyrgyzstan6.7 VII75Damage in Xinjiang.
2011-07-19Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border region6.1 VIII14No deaths in Kyrgyzstan.

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Notes and References

  1. 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. 10.1093/gji/ggy377. free . 17 April 2021.
  2. Web site: 6 November 2019. Earthquake impact can be affected by seasonal factors, historical study shows. 17 April 2021. Science Daily. Seismological Society of America.
  3. Web site: M 7.7 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region. 2021-04-17. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  4. Web site: M 7.7 - eastern Kazakhstan . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  5. Web site: M 7.5 - Kyrgyzstan . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  6. Web site: M 7.3 - Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  7. Web site: M 7.1 - Kyrgyzstan . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  8. Web site: M 7.0 - southern Xinjiang, China . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  9. Web site: M 6.2 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  10. Web site: M 6.2 - eastern Uzbekistan . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  11. Web site: M 7.3 - Kyrgyzstan. 2021-04-17. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  12. Web site: M 6.3 - southern Xinjiang, China . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  13. Web site: M 6.3 - southern Xinjiang, China . earthquake.usgs.gov . USGS . 17 April 2021.
  14. Web site: M 6.1 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region. 2021-04-17. earthquake.usgs.gov.

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