Earthquakes in Kazakhstan

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.

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Most recent events

This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Kazakhstan by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude, but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated daily at 11am UTC.

May 15, 1:48 am
Magnitude 4.5: 89 km northeast of Kashgar, China at a depth of 10 km.
May 12, 4:27 pm
Magnitude 5.4: 26 km west-southwest of Boysun, Uzbekistan at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes in Kazakhstan since 1950

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	Depth	Magnitude	Deaths
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.

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