January 9, 1997 Earthquake: Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan on January 9, 1997 at 13:43:31 UTC, 22 km below the surface.
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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
- January 9, 1997
- Time
- 13:43:31 UTC
- Place
- Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 22 km (14 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.026° N, 74.284° E
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
- December 16, 1902, Andizhan, Uzbekistan
- August 19, 1992, Toluk, Kyrgyzstan
- October 5, 2008, Nura, Kyrgyzstan
- August 23, 1985, Wuqua-Shufu, S Xinjiang, China
- August 2, 1885, Belovodskoje, Kyrgyzstan
- May 15, 1992, Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
- August 29, 1963, Xinjiang, China
- November 25, 2016, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
- December 1, 1990, Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
- November 17, 2015, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- April 15, 1955, Xinjiang Province, China
- January 1, 2008, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- April 5, 1983, Wuqua, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- February 13, 1983, Wuqua S, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- September 14, 1969, Xinjiang Province, 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 5443.