November 1, 1978 Earthquake: Dushanbe, Andizhan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Date

November 1, 1978

Time

19:48:28 UTC

Place

Dushanbe, Andizhan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Magnitude

6.8 (Ms)

Focal depth

7 km (4 mi)

Intensity

9 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.350° N, 72.610° E

Country

Uzbekistan

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 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 · 162 km
• December 16, 1902, Andizhan, UzbekistanM6.4 · 4,880 deaths · 41,704 houses destroyed · 163 km
• July 10, 1949, TajikistanM7.4 · 3,500 deaths · 157 km
• February 18, 1911, Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, TajikistanM7.2 · 318 deaths · 118 km
• October 5, 2008, Nura, KyrgyzstanM6.6 · 74 deaths · 106 km
• July 19, 2011, Fargona, Violyati, UzbekistanM6.1 · 14 deaths · 131 km
• July 21, 2007, Rasht, Asht, TajikistanM5.2 · 12 deaths · 189 km
• July 10, 2021, Rasht, Tojikobod, TajikistanM5.8 · 5 deaths · 181 km
• May 15, 1992, Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, KyrgyzstanM6.2 · 4 deaths · $31 million · 5,500 houses destroyed · 186 km
• December 7, 2015, TajikistanM7.2 · 2 deaths · $5 million · 500 houses destroyed · 128 km
• November 25, 2016, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, ChinaM6.6 · 1 death · $5.5 million · 118 km
• August 29, 1963, Xinjiang, ChinaM6.5 · 1 death · 40 houses destroyed · 145 km
• February 12, 2021, Haripur, Tajikistan, PakistanM5.9 · 1 death · 159 km
• April 13, 2025, Rasht, TajikistanM5.8 · 1 death · 67 houses destroyed · 172 km
• April 5, 1943, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, ChinaM6.5 · Deaths: many · 60 km

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