1907 Qaratog earthquake
Violent earthquake near the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border
38°30′N 67°54′E / 38.5°N 67.9°E / 38.5; 67.9Uzbekistan
The 1907 Qaratog earthquake occurred at 04:23 UTC on 21 October near Qaratog (Karatag) in the border area between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, then part of the Russian Empire. The shock had an estimated surface wave magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale.[1][2] Estimates of the death toll range between 12,000 and 15,000.
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- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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Earthquakes in 1900–1909
- Caracas (7.7, Oct 28)
- Black Sea (7.2, Mar 31)
- Cheviot (6.9, Apr 13)
- Richfield (7.0, Nov 13)
- Shamakhi (6.9, Feb 13)†
- Guatemala (7.5, Apr 18)†
- Turkestan (7.7, Aug 22)‡ †
- Andijan (6.4, Dec 16)‡ †
- Kresna (6.9 & 7.2, Apr 4) †
- Cape Turnagain (6.8–7.2, Aug 9)
- Samos (6.8, Aug 11)
- Oslo (5.4, October 23)
- Douliu (6.1, Nov 6)†
- Kangra (7.8, Apr 4) †‡
- Tsetserleg (8.0, July 9)
- Bolnai (8.4, July 23)
- Calabria (7.2, Sept 8) †
- Ecuador–Colombia (8.8, Jan 31) †
- Meishan (6.8, Mar 17) †
- San Francisco (7.8, Apr 18) †
- Swansea (5.2, June 27)
- Valparaíso (8.2, Aug 16) †‡
- Aleutian Islands (8.4, Aug 17)
- Xinjiang (7.9, Dec 22) †
- Messina (7.1, Dec 28) †‡
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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