Kazakhstan earthquake

Dec 28 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northeastern Kyrgyzstan, near the border with Kazakhstan, the European-Mediterranean Siesmological Centre (EMSC) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (24.85 miles), EMSC said. (This Dec. 28 story has been corrected to fix location to remove reference to 'Almaty region' in the first paragraph) About Reuters • About Reuters , opens new tab • Careers , opens new tab • Reuters News Agency , opens new tab • Brand Attribution Guidelines , opens new tab • Reuters Leadership , opens new tab • Reuters Fact Check , opens new tab • Reuters Diversity Report , opens new tab Stay Informed • Download the App , opens new tab • Newsletters , opens new tab Information you can trust Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. • Advertise With Us , opens new tab • Advertising Guidelines , opens new tab • Coupons , opens new tab • Cookies , opens new tab • Terms of Use , opens new tab • Privacy , opens new tab • Digital Accessibility , opens new tab • Corrections , opens new tab • Site Feedback , opens new tab All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. © 2023 Reuters.

New construction in Almaty (photos by Almaty mayor's office) Nur-Sultan may be cold and windy, but at least earthquakes aren’t a concern. That was Andrei Krasilnikov’s thought when he moved to the capital from Kazakhstan’s mountain-fringed business metropolis, Almaty. “It was a shame to have to leave our hometown. We have beautiful mountains there, which we don’t have here,” Krasilnikov, an activist opposed to the rapid spread of high-rise construction, told Eurasianet. “But Almaty is in a seismic zone, and I want to live in peace and not have to worry about my family.” By way of an example, Krasilnikov points to a recently unveiled project to build several dozen 17-story apartment blocks in a tightly packed residential area of Almaty. “These kinds of ghettos will become a mass grave if there is a powerful earthquake, since rescue equipment will not even be able to drive up through the rubble,” the activist said. The fears are not without basis. Almaty is in a seismically active region. Mild tremors are fairly common. And seismologists are predicting that a powerful tremor could occur within the coming decade. Forecasts may be a hazardous undertaking, but scientists point to precedent to support their theories. At the turn of the 20th century, the city then known as Verny was struck by a string of destructive earthquakes that claimed hundreds of lives. The Kemin quake of January 3, 1911, had its epicenter around 40 kilometers from the city, but still left 390 dead and caus...

This study reports the morphological characteristics of anomalous variations in Global Navigation Satellite System Total Electron Content (GNSS-TEC) prior to the strong local earthquakes (EQ) that occurred during the period of 2011–2015. We have analyzed 20 earthquakes of magnitude M ≥ 5.6. A statistical technique is implemented on the data of six GNSS stations located in Tashkent, Kitab, and Maidanak in Uzbekistan, and Islamabad, Multan, Quetta in Pakistan. The results show continuous anomalous variations in TEC during 24 h before the occupancy of local earthquakes. It is shown that the precursors before the occurrence of strong earthquakes, in particular of magnitude 5.7, 7.7, 7.5, 7.8 and 7.3 are detected near Eastern Uzbekistan (26 May 2013), Southwestern Pakistan (24 September 2013), Hindukush region of Afghanistan (26 October 2015), and Central Nepal (25 April 2015) and (12 May 2015), respectively. The ionospheric anomalies appearing before the strong earthquakes at six GNSS stations are registered in 14 cases (70%) out of 20 selected EQs. It is depicted that anomalies referred to as ionospheric precursors appeared about 1–7 days prior to the occurrence of strong earthquakes. • Previous article in issue • Next article in issue H. E. Eshkuvatov graduated with the M.Sc. degree in Theoretical Physics at the National University of Uzbekistan in 2011. He is currently junior researcher at the Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences and giving lec...

I didn't feel it Earthquake details Date & time Oct 15, 2021 22:25:46 UTC Local time at epicenter Saturday, Oct 16, 2021 at 4:25 am (GMT +6) Status Confirmed Magnitude 4.3 Depth 10.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude ( Antipode Shaking intensity Light shaking near epicenter Felt 0 reports Primary data source Nearest volcano ###NEARESTVOLCANO2### Nearby towns and cities Qaraūyl (Abay District) (pop: 5,260) | Show on map | 124 km (77 mi) NNW of Sarykamys (pop: 4,040) | Show on map | 188 km (117 mi) ESE of Qarqaraly (Karaganda) (pop: 8,200) | Show on map | 210 km (131 mi) WNW of Ayagoz (Ayagöz awdanı) (pop: 33,500) | Show on map | 231 km (144 mi) SSW of Maldar (pop: 10,700) | Show on map | 258 km (160 mi) SW of Semey (pop: 292,800) | Show on map | 281 km (175 mi) WSW of Georgievka (Zharma District, Shyghys Qazaqstan) (pop: 22,000) | Show on map | 298 km (185 mi) NE of Balqash (Karaganda) (pop: 81,400) | Show on map | 372 km (231 mi) WSW of Ust-Kamenogorsk (pop: 319,100) | Show on map | 532 km (330 mi) ESE of Astana (Nur-Sultan) (pop: 345,600) | Show on map | Weather at epicenter at time of quake Estimated seismic energy released 1.8 x 10 11 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science, seismic hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or th...

Year Max mag. Total hits 7.8 1 7.7 2 7.1 1 6.9 28 6.6 1 6.6 11 6.3 10 6.3 18 6.2 18 6.2 16 6.2 18 6.2 19 6.2 10 6.2 7 6.1 15 6.1 9 6.1 15 6.1 15 6.1 15 6 10 5.9 16 5.9 12 5.9 15 5.9 10 5.8 13 5.8 17 5.6 16 5.5 14 5.5 2 5.5 9 5.4 3 5.4 10 5.4 11 5.3 8 5.3 13 5.3 6 5.3 3 5.2 10 5.2 7 5.2 9 5.2 5 5.1 3 5.1 12 5 10 5 7 4.9 5 4.9 2 4.9 7 4.8 9 4.7 5 4.7 5 4.6 5 © 2023 -

← This is a list of earthquakes in 2023. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to Compared to other years [ ] Number of earthquakes worldwide for 2013–2023 Magnitude 2023 8.0–9.9 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 7.0–7.9 17 11 18 16 6 16 9 9 16 11 14 6.0–6.9 123 143 127 131 104 118 135 111 141 117 54 5.0–5.9 1,460 1,580 1,413 1,550 1,447 1,671 1,484 1,315 2,046 1,603 657 4.0–4.9 11,877 15,817 13,777 13,700 10,544 12,782 11,897 12,135 14,643 13,707 5,623 Total 13,480 17,552 15,336 15,397 12,102 14,589 13,530 13,572 16,849 15,438 6,348 By death toll [ ] Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date Event 1 59,259 7.8 XII ( Extreme) 10.0 February 6 2 7.5 X ( Extreme) 10.0 3 21 6.5 V ( Moderate) 187.6 March 21 4 18 6.8 VII ( Very Strong) 65.8 March 18 5 11 6.3 IX ( Violent) 16.0 February 20 Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead. By magnitude [ ] Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date Event 1 7.8 59,259 XII ( Extreme) 10.0 February 6 2 7.7 0 IV ( Light) 18.0 May 19 - 3 7.6 0 VI ( Strong) 105.2 January 9 3 7.6 0 VI ( Strong) 210.1 May 10 - 5 7.5 - X ( Extreme) 10.0 February 6 6 7.2 0 VI ( Strong) 167.4 June 15 - 7 7.1 0 VIII ( Severe) 34.0 April 24 - 7 7.1 0 VIII ( Severe) 29.0 April 24 - 7 7.1 0 IV ( Light) 36.0 May 20 - 10 7.0 0 VII ( Very strong) 29.0 January 8 - 10 7.0 8 VII ( Very strong) 70 April 2 10 7.0 0 V ( Moderate) 28.6 January 18 - 10 7.0 1 V ( Mod...