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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | MMI | Deaths | Total damage / notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885-08-02 | Belovodski, Kyrgyzstan | 7.6 Mw | X | 54 | [1] | |
| 1887-06-08 | Verny, Kazakhstan | 7.7 Mw | X | 300 | All adobe houses in Verny destroyed. [2] | [1] |
| 1889-07-11 | Chilik, Kazakhstan | 7.9 Mw | X | Unk. | [1] | |
| 1902-08-22 | Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region | 7.7 Mw | XI | 5,000+ | Major damage in Xinjiang. | [3] |
| 1911-01-03 | Issyk Kul, Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border region | 7.7 Mw | X | 450 | Major damage and many injured. | [4] |
| 1946-11-02 | Askay, Kyrgyzstan | 7.5 Mw | X | Unk. | Major damage reported and an unspecified number of casualties. | [5] |
| 1974-08-11 | Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region | 7.3 Ms | VIII | Unk. | [6] | |
| 1978-03-24 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 7.1 Ms | VIII | 0 | Some damage reported. Seiches in Issyk-Kul. | [7] |
| 1985-08-23 | Ulugqat, Xinjiang | 7.0 Mw | VII | 71 | US $5 million in damages. | [8] |
| 1987-01-24 | Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region | 6.2 Mw | VII | 0 | More than 417 homes in Uqturpan County damaged. | [9] |
| 1992-05-15 | eastern Uzbekistan | 6.2 Ms | VII | 3 | At least 5,500 homes destroyed and another 4,000 over damaged. | [10] |
| 1992-08-19 | Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan | 7.3 Mwb | IX | 75 | [11] | |
| 1996-03-19 | Artux, Xinjiang | 6.3 Mwc | VI | 24 | Over 15,300 homes destroyed. At least 128 injured. | [12] |
| 2003-02-24 | Maralbexi, Xinjiang | 6.3 Mwc | VIII | 261 | 4,000 injured and over 70,000 buildings collapsed in Xinjiang. | [13] |
| 2005-02-14 | Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region | 6.1 Mwc | VII | 0 | 6,000 homes destroyed or damaged. | [14] |
| 2008-10-05 | Nura, Kyrgyzstan | 6.7 Mwc | VII | 75 | Damage in Xinjiang. | |
| 2011-07-19 | Uzbekistan- Kyrgyzstan- Tajikistan border region | 6.1 Mw | VIII | 14 | No deaths in Kyrgyzstan. |
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Earthquake impact can be affected by seasonal factors, historical study shows". Science Daily. Seismological Society of America. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.7 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "M 7.7 - eastern Kazakhstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.5 - Kyrgyzstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.3 - Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.1 - Kyrgyzstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.0 - southern Xinjiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 - eastern Uzbekistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.3 - Kyrgyzstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "M 6.3 - southern Xinjiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.3 - southern Xinjiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.1 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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