In Kazakhstan there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured against the size of the country, earthquakes occur very rarely.
2 people died since 1950 by direct consequences of earthquakes.
The strongest earthquake in Kazakhstan happened on 03/24/1978 in the region Alma-Ata with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale.
Date
Region
Tiefe
Magnitude
Deaths
Total damage
06/13/2009
Tekeli
38 km
5.4
1
09/27/1990
Zaysan
32 km
4.5
0
08/03/1990
Akkal, Ust
6 km
6.1
0
06/14/1990
Ust, Zaysan
28 km
6.8
1
03/24/1978
Alma-Ata
48 km
7.1
0
06/05/1970
Alma-Ata
6 km
6.6
0
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.