November 2, 1946 Earthquake: Kyrgyzstan

Date

November 2, 1946

Time

18:28:00 UTC

Place

Kyrgyzstan

Magnitude

7.6

Focal depth

35 km (22 mi)

Intensity

10 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

41.500° N, 72.500° E

Country

Kyrgyzstan

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.

• November 23, 838, Fergana, Uzbekistan15,000 deaths · 158 km
• December 16, 1902, Andizhan, UzbekistanM6.4 · 4,880 deaths · 41,704 houses destroyed · 80 km
• August 19, 1992, Toluk, KyrgyzstanM7.5 · 75 deaths · $130 million · 8,200 houses destroyed · 114 km
• August 2, 1885, Belovodskoje, KyrgyzstanM6.9 · 54 deaths · 188 km
• July 19, 2011, Fargona, Violyati, UzbekistanM6.1 · 14 deaths · 183 km
• May 15, 1992, Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, KyrgyzstanM6.2 · 4 deaths · $31 million · 5,500 houses destroyed · 54 km
• 1620, Akhsy, UzbekistanM5.8 · Deaths: many · 114 km
• December 1, 1990, Uzgen, KyrgyzstanM4.6 · 114 km
• November 17, 2015, Osh, KyrgyzstanM5.6 · $12 million · 222 houses destroyed · 138 km
• January 1, 2008, Osh, KyrgyzstanM5.6 · 5,385 houses destroyed · 141 km
• January 9, 1997, Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, KyrgyzstanM5.8 · 158 km
• September 5, 2002, KyrgyzstanM5.5 · 197 km

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