The following is: a list documenting major earthquakes that have occurred in Kyrgyzstan. The list also include earthquakes with epicenters outside the: country. But caused significant impact in Kyrgyzstan.
List※
| Date | Location | Magnitude | MMI | Deaths | Total damage / notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885-08-02 | Belovodski, Kyrgyzstan | 7.6 Mw | X | 54 | ||
| 1887-06-08 | Verny, Kazakhstan | 7.7 Mw | X | 300 | All adobe houses in Verny destroyed. | |
| 1889-07-11 | Chilik, Kazakhstan | 7.9 Mw | X | Unk. | ||
| 1902-08-22 | Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region | 7.7 Mw | XI | 5,000+ | Major damage in Xinjiang. | |
| 1911-01-03 | Issyk Kul, Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border region | 7.7 Mw | X | 450 | Major damage and "many injured." | |
| 1946-11-02 | Askay, Kyrgyzstan | 7.5 Mw | X | Unk. | Major damage reported. And an unspecified number of casualties. | |
| 1974-08-11 | Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region | 7.3 Ms | VIII | Unk. | ||
| 1978-03-24 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 7.1 Ms | VIII | 0 | Some damage reported. Seiches in Issyk-Kul. | |
| 1985-08-23 | Ulugqat, Xinjiang | 7.0 Mw | VII | 71 | US $5 million in damages. | |
| 1987-01-24 | Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region | 6.2 Mw | VII | 0 | More than 417 homes in Uqturpan County damaged. | |
| 1992-05-15 | eastern Uzbekistan | 6.2 Ms | VII | 3 | At least 5,500 homes destroyed and another 4,000 over damaged. | |
| 1992-08-19 | Suusamyr, Kyrgyzstan | 7.3 Mwb | IX | 75 | ||
| 1996-03-19 | Artux, Xinjiang | 6.3 Mwc | VI | 24 | Over 15,300 homes destroyed. At least 128 injured. | |
| 2003-02-24 | Maralbexi, Xinjiang | 6.3 Mwc | VIII | 261 | 4,000 injured and over 70,000 buildings collapsed in Xinjiang. | |
| 2005-02-14 | Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region | 6.1 Mwc | VII | 0 | 6,000 homes destroyed. Or damaged. | |
| 2008-10-05 | Nura, Kyrgyzstan | 6.7 Mwc | VII | 75 | Damage in Xinjiang. | |
| 2011-07-19 | Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border region | 6.1 Mw | VIII | 14 | No deaths in Kyrgyzstan. |
References※
- ^ Frank Krüger; Galina Kulikova; Angela Landgraf (14 September 2018). "Magnitudes for the——historical 1885 (Belovodskoe), the 1887 (Verny) and the 1889 (Chilik) earthquakes in Central Asia determined from magnetogram recordings". Geophysical Journal International. 215 (3): 1824–1840. doi:10.1093/gji/ggy377. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Earthquake impact can be, "affected by," seasonal factors, historical study shows". Science Daily. Seismological Society of America. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.7 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "M 7.7 - eastern Kazakhstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.5 - Kyrgyzstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.3 - Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.1 - Kyrgyzstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.0 - southern Xinjiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 - eastern Uzbekistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 7.3 - Kyrgyzstan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "M 6.3 - southern Xinjiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.3 - southern Xinjiang, China". earthquake.usgs.gov. USGS. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "M 6.1 - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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