2011 Fergana Valley earthquake

2011 Fergana Valley earthquake
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UTC time	2011-07-19 19:35:43
ISC event	16868779
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)
Local time	01:35
Magnitude	6.1 M_w
Depth	20.0 km (12.4 mi)
Epicenter	40°04′52″N 71°24′36″E / 40.081°N 71.410°E / 40.081; 71.410
Type	Reverse
Areas affected	Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan
Total damage	Limited
Max. intensity	MMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties	14 dead, 86 injured

The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake affected Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at 01:35 KGT (19:35 UTC) on 20 July. The dip-slip shock had a moment magnitude of 6.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Its epicenter was located just inside Kyrgyzstan's border in the Fergana Valley region. Fourteen people were killed and eighty-six were injured in the earthquake.

Casualties by country
Country	Deaths	Injuries
Uzbekistan	13	86
Tajikistan	1	0
Total	14	86

Impact

In Khujand, Tajikistan, one man was killed after panicking during the tremor and jumping out of a window. Fourteen people in Uzbekistan had been confirmed dead, while another 86 sustained injuries, of which 35 were hospitalized. Many houses in Fergana Region were damaged, with cracked walls. Numerous small houses in Margilan were destroyed. Many residents panicked and ran into the streets. A rockfall closed a highway between Batken and Osh. Apartment blocks in the city of Fergana were evacuated. At least 800 houses were damaged. Power was briefly knocked out in Kadamzhai, Tulgone, Kyzyl-Bulun, Halmion, Ohne, Yargutane, and Tamas. A hospital in Hamza, Uzbekistan was severely damaged.

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External links

The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

v t e Earthquakes in Kyrgyzstan
1885 Belovodoskoe 1887 Verny 1889 Chilik 1902 Turkestan 1911 Kebin 1946 Chatkal 1985 Wuqia 1992 Suusamyr 1996 Artux 2003 Bachu 2008 Nura 2011 Fergana Valley 2024 Uqturpan

v t e Earthquakes in Tajikistan
1907 Qaratog 1911 Sarez 1949 Khait 1983 Hindu Kush 1985 Kayrakkum 1989 Gissar 1990 Hindu Kush 1991 Hindu Kush 1992 Suusamyr 2006 Tajikistan 2011 Fergana Valley 2015 Tajikistan 2015 Hindu Kush 2023 Badakhshan

v t e Earthquakes in Uzbekistan
1902 Andijan 1907 Qaratog 1966 Tashkent 1992 Suusamyr 2011 Fergana Valley

v t e ← Earthquakes in 2011 →
January	Tirúa, Chile (7.1, Jan 2) Balochistan, Pakistan (7.2, Jan 19)
February	Christchurch, New Zealand (6.3, Feb 22)†
March	Sendai, Japan (7.2, Mar 9) Yunnan, China (5.4, Mar 10) Tōhoku, Japan (Great East Japan) (9.1, Mar 11)†‡ Sakae, Japan (6.7, Mar 11) Nagano, Japan (6.7, Mar 12) Shizuoka, Japan (6.0, Mar 15) Shan State, Myanmar (6.8, Mar 24)†
April	Miyagi, Japan (7.1, Apr 7) Fukushima, Japan (6.6, Apr 11)
May	Guerrero, Mexico (5.7, May 5) Lorca, Spain (5.1, May 11) Simav, Turkey (5.8, May 19)
June	Christchurch, New Zealand (6.3, June 13)
July	Fergana Valley (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) (6.2, July 19)
August	Trinidad, Colorado (5.3, Aug 22) Mineral, Virginia (5.8, Aug 23)
September	Aceh Singkil, Indonesia (6.7, Sep 6) Sikkim, India (6.8, Sep 18)†
October	Van, Turkey (7.2, Oct 23)†
November	Prague, Oklahoma (5.7, Nov 6) Van, Turkey (5.6, Nov 10)†
December	Guerrero, Mexico (6.5, Dec 10)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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