January 1, 2008 Earthquake: Osh, Kyrgyzstan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Osh, Kyrgyzstan on January 1, 2008 at 06:32:27 UTC, 6 km below the surface.
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
- January 1, 2008
- Time
- 06:32:27 UTC
- Place
- Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 6 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.288° N, 72.985° E
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 5,385
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.
At least 5,385 buildings damaged or destroyed (V) and about 5,300 people homeless in the Osh area. Felt at Jalal-Abad.
Also felt at Kashi, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 23, 838, Fergana, Uzbekistan
- December 16, 1902, Andizhan, Uzbekistan
- October 5, 2008, Nura, Kyrgyzstan
- July 19, 2011, Fargona, Violyati, Uzbekistan
- May 15, 1992, Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
- August 29, 1963, Xinjiang, China
- November 25, 2016, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
- November 17, 2015, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- December 1, 1990, Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
- September 5, 2002, Kyrgyzstan
- November 1, 1978, Dushanbe, Andizhan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- April 5, 1943, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- November 11, 1936, S, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- January 9, 1997, Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan
- November 2, 1946, Kyrgyzstan
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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 7745.