2021 Rasht earthquake
UTC time | 2015-07-10 02:14:43 |
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ISC event | 620787256 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | July 10, 2021 |
Local time | 07:14 TJT (UTC+5) |
Magnitude | 5.7 Mw 5.9 Mw(EMSC) [1] |
Depth | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) |
Epicenter | 38°55′01″N 70°33′14″E / 38.917°N 70.554°ECoordinates: 38°55′01″N 70°33′14″E / 38.917°N 70.554°E |
Areas affected | Tajikistan |
Total damage | 20 homes destroyed |
Max. intensity | VI (Strong) |
Aftershocks | 23 (As of July 29 2021)[2] Strongest is Mw 5.0[3] |
Casualties | 5 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[]
- 2015 Tajikistan earthquake
- List of earthquakes in Tajikistan
- 1989 Gissar earthquake
- 1911 Sarez earthquake
References[]
- ^ a b Ali, Mohammad (July 10, 2021). "Five People Died In Earthquake In Tajikistan - Emergencies Committee". Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Urdu Point. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "USGS earthquake catalog". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 5.0 - 97 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "M 5.7 - 20 km SE of Rasht, Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Tajikistan earthquake kills five people".
- ^ "IFRC Go". go.ifrc.org. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "M 5.9 - 37 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Haripur woman killed as 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Pakistan". geo.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
Categories:
- Earthquakes in Tajikistan
- 2021 earthquakes
- 2021 in Tajikistan
- July 2021 events in Asia
- Geology of Tajikistan
- 2021 earthquakes in Asia