November 17, 2015 Earthquake: Osh, Kyrgyzstan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Osh, Kyrgyzstan on November 17, 2015 at 17:29:36 UTC, 18 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
- November 17, 2015
- Time
- 17:29:36 UTC
- Place
- Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 18 km (11 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.376° N, 73.204° E
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
The toll
- Damage
- $12 million
- Houses destroyed
- 222
- Houses damaged
- 2,237
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 200 houses destroyed and 800 houses damaged in Osh. Damage to buildings at Aravan, Chong-Alay, Kara-Kulja, Kara-Suu, Kogart and Ozgon. Felt (V) at Osh and (IV) at Bishkek. Also felt at Kant. Felt (III) at Almaty, Kazakhstan. Also felt at Granitogorsk. Felt (III) at Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Also felt at Urtaowul. Felt at Kashi, China. Biskek, Biskek, Kyrgyzstan - CDI: 4; Kashi, Xinjiang, China - CDI: 4; Os, Os, Kyrgyzstan - CDI: 4; Ortaovul, Taschkent, Uzbekistan - CDI: 3; Tashkent, Taschkent, Uzbekistan - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
222 houses destroyed, 836 houses severely damaged, 1401 houses moderately damaged. 12m USD total damages (reference #13048)
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
- 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
- January 1, 2008, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- December 1, 1990, Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
- January 9, 1997, Dzhergetal, Koshtebe, Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan
- April 5, 1943, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- September 5, 2002, Kyrgyzstan
- November 1, 1978, Dushanbe, Andizhan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- November 11, 1936, S, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu 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 10344.