List of earthquakes in Tajikistan
This list of earthquakes in Tajikistan, is a list of notable earthquakes that have affected the area currently defined as Tajikistan.
Earthquakes
[edit]| Date | Place | Lat | Lon | Deaths | Injuries | Mag. | MMI | Comments | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 | Sughd | 36.523 | 69.953 | 3 | 5.9 Mw | VIII | Severe damage | [1] | ||
| 2021-10-07 | Rasht | 38.959 | 70.572 | 5 | 30 | 5.7 Mw | VII | 20+ buildings destroyed | [2] | |
| 2021-02-12 | Gorno-Badakhshan | 38.136 | 73.545 | 1 | 5 | 5.9 Mw | IV | Minor damage | [3] | |
| 2018-05-09 | Gorno-Badakhshan | 36.994 | 71.382 | 2 | 6.2 Mw | IV | Minor damage | [4] | ||
| 2018-03-29 | Roghun | 38.716 | 69.978 | 5.7 Mw | VII | Dozens of houses damaged | [5] | |||
| 2017-05-03 | Lakhsh | 39.494 | 71.444 | 1 | 6.0 Mw | VII | Severe damage | [6][7] | ||
| 2015-12-07 | Gorno-Badakhshan | 38.26 | 72.77 | 2 | Dozens | 7.2 Mw | VII | Many homes destroyed | [8] | |
| 2012-05-13 | Districts of Republican Subordination | 38.61 | 70.35 | 1 | 5.7 Mw | VII | Many buildings destroyed / livestock killed | [9] | ||
| 2011-07-19 | Fergana Valley | 40.05 | 71.44 | 14 | 86 | 6.2 Mw | VIII | |||
| 2010-01-02 | Gorno-Badakhshan | 38.245 | 71.467 | 5.4 Mw | IV | 20,000 people homeless | [10][11] | |||
| 2007-07-21 | Rasht | 38.936 | 70.485 | 12 | 5.2 Mw | VI | Most deaths from a landslide | [12] | ||
| 2006-07-29 | Khatlon Province | 37.26 | 68.83 | 3 | 19 | 5.6 Mw | ||||
| 2002-01-09 | Roghun | 38.673 | 69.902 | 3 | 50 | 5.3 Mw | V | Moderate damage | [13] | |
| 1991-01-31 | Afghanistan | 35.99 | 70.42 | 3 | 200 | 6.9 Mw | VII | 545 people killed in Afghanistan, and 300 in Pakistan. | ||
| 1989-01-22 | Gissar | 38.47 | 68.69 | 274 | Many | 5.3 Mb | VII | |||
| 1985-10-13 | Kayrakum | 40.3 | 69.82 | 29 | 80 | 5.9 Ms | IX | Extreme damage / many homes destroyed | NGDC 1972 | |
| 1984-10-26 | Djirgital | 39.16 | 71.33 | 6.1 Ms | VII | Moderate damage / some homes destroyed | NGDC 1972 | |||
| 1977-01-31 | 40.04 | 70.85 | 5.9 Ms | Moderate damage | NGDC 1972 | |||||
| 1949-07-10 | Gharm Oblast | 39.2 | 70.8 | 7,200 | 7.5 Mw | IX | ||||
| 1930-09-22 | Dushanbe | 38.4 | 68.5 | 175 | 6.3 Mw | |||||
| 1911-02-18 | Rushon District | 38.2 | 72.8 | 90 | 7.4 Ms | IX | ||||
| 1907-10-21 | Karatag | 38.5 | 67.9 | 12,000–15,000 | 7.4 Ms | IX | ||||
| Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. | ||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "M 5.9 – 51 km NNW of Novobod, Tajikistan".
- ^ "M5.7 – Tajikistan".
- ^ "M 5.9 – 37 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 – 36 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 5.7 – 11 km SE of Roghun, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 6.0 – 29 km NNW of Karakenja, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Moderate earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan". Xinhua News Agency. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "M7.2 – 105 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey. 7 December 2015.
- ^ "M5.7 – Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 5.4 – 84 km N of Khorugh, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Tajikistan earthquake leaves 20,000 homeless". United Kingdom. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "M 5.2 – 14 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.3 – Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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