May 15, 1992 Earthquake: Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan on May 15, 1992 at 08:08:02 UTC, 50 km below the surface. It killed 4 people.
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
- May 15, 1992
- Time
- 08:08:02 UTC
- Place
- Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.019° N, 72.429° E
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
- Damage
- $31 million
- Houses destroyed
- 5,500
- Houses damaged
- 4,000
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1992, May 15. Three people killed, 5,500 houses completely destroyed and more than 4,000 houses damaged (VII) in the Osh area. Felt (VI) at Andizhan. (V) at Fergana. (IV) at Namangan and (III) at Tashkent. Uzbekistan. Also felt (III) at Dzhambul and (II) at Chimkent and Alma-Ata. Kazakhstan. Landslides reported at Karasu and Uzgen. (reference #1053)
1992, May 22. 4 killed, $31 million damage. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 23, 838, Fergana, Uzbekistan
- December 16, 1902, Andizhan, Uzbekistan
- August 19, 1992, Toluk, Kyrgyzstan
- July 19, 2011, Fargona, Violyati, Uzbekistan
- November 2, 1946, Kyrgyzstan
- 1620, Akhsy, Uzbekistan
- January 1, 2008, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- December 1, 1990, Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
- November 17, 2015, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- September 5, 2002, Kyrgyzstan
- January 9, 1997, Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan
- January 31, 1977, Tajikistan
- July 11, 1980, Shurab, Nefteabad, Tajikistan
- November 1, 1978, Dushanbe, Andizhan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- May 3, 2017, Osh, Batken, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
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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 5323.