2015 Tajikistan earthquake
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| Date | December 7, 2015 |
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| Magnitude | Mw 7.2 |
| Depth | 26 km (16 mi) |
| Epicenter | 38°15′29″N 72°46′01″E / 38.258°N 72.767°ECoordinates: 38°15′29″N 72°46′01″E / 38.258°N 72.767°E |
| Areas affected | Tajikistan, Xinjiang in China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan |
| Total damage | 500 homes destroyed |
| Casualties | 2 killed and dozens injured |
On December 7, 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale struck Tajikistan 105 km (65 mi) west of Murghab at 07:50 UTC at a depth of 26.0 km (16.2 mi).[1] The earthquake was also felt in neighboring Xinjiang in China, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan..[2][3]
The earthquake was felt with intensities of MMI IV in Islamabad, Pakistan, MMI IV in New Delhi, India, MMI IV in Kashgar, China, MMI II in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, MMI II in Kabul, Afghanistan, MMI III in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, MMI III in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and MMI II in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4][5]
A truck driver and a policeman were killed while dozens more were injured and 500 homes destroyed.[6]
The epicentre of this quake was approximately 5.0 km (3.1 mi) distant from the epicentre of the 1911 Sarez earthquake which formed the Usoi Dam across the Murghab river.
See also
References
- ↑ "M7.2 - 105km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". USGS. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Толчки после землетрясения в Таджикистане ощущались в севере КНР" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "7.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Tajikistan, Shakes Pakistan, India, Afghanistan".
- ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100044k6#general_summary
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tajikistan-earthquake-magnitude-72-earthquake-felt-as-far-away-as-india-pakistan-and-afghanistan-a6762976.html
- ↑ "At least two dead in earthquake in Tajikistan". AFP. 8 December 2015.
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