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Largest earthquakes in or near Kazakhstan on record since 1900 - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 14:11 GMT -
Since 1900, Kazakhstan has had 60 quakes of magnitudes up to 8.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 8
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8
  • 56 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
Latest: Mag. 6.0 Earthquake 61km SE of Kegen, Kazakhstan -
Strongest: Mag. 8.0 Earthquake eastern Kazakhstan -
Number of quakes per year

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 6 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (60 quakes):
Largest earthquakes in or near Kazakhstan on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Jan 28, 2013 10:38 pm (Almaty)
Jan 28, 2013 16:38 GMT
6.0

15 km
61km SE of Kegen, Kazakhstan 141 reportsInfo
Monday, December 1, 2003 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 1, 2003 07:38 am (Almaty)
Dec 1, 2003 01:38 GMT
6.0

10 km
Kazakhstan-Xinjiang border region Info
Wednesday, August 19, 1992 GMT (4 quakes)
Aug 19, 1992 09:20 am (Bishkek)
Aug 19, 1992 03:20 GMT
6.6

19 km
37 km (23 mi) to the SE Kyrgyzstan Info
Aug 19, 1992 09:12 am (Bishkek)
Aug 19, 1992 03:12 GMT
6.3

21 km
36 km (22 mi) to the SE Kyrgyzstan Info
Aug 19, 1992 08:12 am (Bishkek)
Aug 19, 1992 02:12 GMT
6.1

33 km
34 km (21 mi) to the SE Kyrgyzstan Info
Aug 19, 1992 08:04 am (Bishkek)
Aug 19, 1992 02:04 GMT
7.3

27 km
30 km (19 mi) to the SE Kyrgyzstan, 78 km south of Kara-Balta, Chuyskaya ' Info
Monday, November 12, 1990 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 12, 1990 06:28 pm (Almaty)
Nov 12, 1990 12:28 GMT
6.4

19 km
Kyrgyzstan (Kazakhstan) Info
Friday, August 3, 1990 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 3, 1990 03:15 pm (Almaty)
Aug 3, 1990 09:15 GMT
6.2

33 km
eastern Kazakhstan Info
Thursday, June 14, 1990 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 14, 1990 06:47 pm (Almaty)
Jun 14, 1990 12:47 GMT
6.6

58 km
Kazakhstan-Xinjiang border region Info
Thursday, October 19, 1989 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 19, 1989 03:49 pm (Almaty)
Oct 19, 1989 09:49 GMT
6.0

0 km
eastern Kazakhstan Info
Sunday, January 22, 1989 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 22, 1989 09:57 am (Almaty)
Jan 22, 1989 03:57 GMT
6.1

0 km
eastern Kazakhstan Info
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About these data
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8 x 1016 joules (22258 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 x 107 tons of TNT or 1196.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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