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Latest quakes in or near Kazakhstan in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - list, stats and map

: Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake KYRGYZSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION

Latest today See all	Mag. 3.5 earthquake NORTHERN XINJIANG - CHINA -
Strongest today	Mag. 4.0 KYRGYZSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION -

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In the past 24 hours, Kazakhstan has had 6 quakes of magnitudes up to 4.0:

1 quake above magnitude 4
4 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
1 quake below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Latest today: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA -

Strongest today: Mag. 4.0 Earthquake KYRGYZSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION -

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Latest quakes in or near Kazakhstan in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Apr 16, 11:12 pm (Urumqi)	3.5 10 km	35 km (22 mi) to the E	NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA	Info
Apr 16, 08:02 pm (Almaty)	3.1 10 km		LAKE ISSYK-KUL, KYRGYZSTAN, REGION	Info
Apr 16, 06:41 pm (Almaty)	1.6 10 km		EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN	Info
Apr 16, 09:11 pm (Urumqi)	3.2 10 km	49 km (30 mi) to the E	NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA	Info
Apr 16, 02:39 pm (Urumqi)	4.0 10 km	43 km (27 mi) to the SE	KYRGYZSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION	Info
Apr 16, 07:38 am (Urumqi)	3.9 10 km	51 km (32 mi) to the SE	Kazakhstan	Info
Apr 16, 06:21 am (Almaty)	3.6 10 km		Jetisu, 23 km south of Сарканд, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.4 x 10¹¹ joules (39.3 megawatt hours, equivalent to 33.9 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,200 quakes on average per year in Kazakhstan:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 17.9 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.97 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 3.7 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 261 quakes per year (or 21.7 quakes per month)
Mag. 3 or higher: 778 quakes per year (or 65 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 991 quakes per year (or 83 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per day)

Kazakhstan has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Kazakhstan has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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Kazakhstan Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,200 quakes on average per year in Kazakhstan. However, Kazakhstan has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Kazakhstan?

The last earthquake in Kazakhstan occurred 8 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.5:

Mag. 3.5 earthquake NORTHERN XINJIANG - CHINA -

A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit 60 km (37 mi) away from Qapqal, Xinjiang, China, late in the evening of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 11.12 pm local time (Asia/Urumqi GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Kazakhstan today?

In the past 24 hours, Kazakhstan was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.0 and 4 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0.

+What was the strongest quake in Kazakhstan today?

The strongest earthquake in Kazakhstan today had a magnitude of 4.0 and occurred 14 hours ago:

Mag. 4.0 earthquake KYRGYZSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION -

A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit KYRGYZSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 2.39 pm local time (Asia/Urumqi GMT +6). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).