2021 Rasht earthquake

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2021 Rasht earthquake
2021 Rasht earthquake is located in Tajikistan
2021 Rasht earthquake
UTC time2015-07-10 02:14:43
ISC event620787256
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJuly 10, 2021 (2021-07-10)
Local time07:14 TJT (UTC+5)
Magnitude5.7 Mw
5.9 Mw(EMSC) [1]
Depth11.8 km (7.3 mi)
Epicenter38°55′01″N 70°33′14″E / 38.917°N 70.554°E / 38.917; 70.554Coordinates: 38°55′01″N 70°33′14″E / 38.917°N 70.554°E / 38.917; 70.554
Areas affectedTajikistan
Total damage20 homes destroyed
Max. intensityVI (Strong)
Aftershocks23 (As of July 29 2021)[2]
Strongest is Mw 5.0[3]
Casualties5 dead
30 injured

On July 10 2021, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck 20 km southeast of the Rasht Valley in Tajikistan.[4]

Earthquake[]

The earthquake occurred at 07:14 am local time on July 10, 2021, and was located 165 km (103 mi) northwest of the capital Dushanbe.[5] It was followed by 20 aftershocks.[2]

Impact[]

Five people were killed.[1] The victims were a mother and four children who died in Tajikabad District. 30 people were also injured, and 5,560 people were displaced.[6]

Other events[]

A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Gorno-Badakhshan region near the border with Xinjiang, China on February 12, 2021.[7] In the Kashmir region of Pakistan, a woman fell and died while she was in a panic, and several others were injured.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ali, Mohammad (July 10, 2021). "Five People Died In Earthquake In Tajikistan - Emergencies Committee". Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Urdu Point. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "USGS earthquake catalog". United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ "M 5.0 - 97 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
  4. ^ "M 5.7 - 20 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
  5. ^ "Tajikistan earthquake kills five people".
  6. ^ "IFRC Go". go.ifrc.org. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "M 5.9 - 37 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Haripur woman killed as 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Pakistan". geo.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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