July 11, 1889 Earthquake: Cilik, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Cilik, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan on July 11, 1889 at 22:14:00 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 11, 1889
- Time
- 22:14:00 UTC
- Place
- Cilik, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.200° N, 78.700° E
- Country
- Kazakhstan
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 3, 1911, Alma-Ata, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
- December 1, 2003, Zhaosu, Xinjiang, China
- June 13, 2009, Tekeli, Kazakhstan
- March 24, 1978, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
- June 5, 1970, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
- 250 BC, Chiguchin, Kyrgyzstan
- June 8, 1887, Vernensk, Kazakhstan
- February 14, 2005, Wushi, Xinjiang Province, China
- 500, Kazakhstan
- June 18, 1786, Xinjiang, China
- January 24, 1987, Xingjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, Wushi, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2391.