The 1992 Suusamyr earthquake occurred at 02:04 UTC on 19 August near Toluk in the border area of Kyrgyzstan. The shock had a surface wave magnitude of 7.5 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale. It was a result of reverse faulting.[2] The death toll from the event amounted to about 75, including 14 people who were killed by landslides.
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| UTC time | 1992-08-19 02:04:38 |
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| ISC event | 278018 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | August 19, 1992 |
| Local time | 08:04:38 |
| Magnitude | 7.5 Ms[1] |
| Depth | 17.0 km (10.6 mi) |
| Epicenter | 42°08′31″N 73°34′30″E / 42.142°N 73.575°E |
| Areas affected | Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan China |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Casualties | 75 killed |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Significant Earthquakes of the World in 1992 Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine United States Geological Survey
- ^ "M7.3 - Kyrgyzstan". USGS. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
Further reading edit
- Gómez, J. M.; Bukchin, B.; Madariaga, R.; Rogozhin, E. A.; Bogachkin, B. (1997), "Rupture process of the 19 August 1992 Susamyr, Kyrgyzstan, earthquake", Journal of Seismology, 1 (3): 219–235, Bibcode:1997JSeis...1..219G, doi:10.1023/A:1009780226399
- Grützner, Christoph; Walker, Richard; Ainscoe, Eleanor; Elliott, Austin; Abdrakhmatov, Kanatbek (2019-06-21). "Earthquake Environmental Effects of the 1992 MS7.3 Suusamyr Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, and Their Implications for Paleo-Earthquake Studies". Geosciences. 9 (6): 271. doi:10.3390/geosciences9060271. ISSN 2076-3263.
External links edit
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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