1902 Andijan earthquake
The 1902 Andijan earthquake occurred on December 16 with a surface wave magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum perceived Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The city was leveled and over 4,000 people died.[2] More than 40,000 homes were destroyed in the Andijan Region of Uzbekistan. This was the worst earthquake to occur in Uzbekistan in the 20th century.[3]
See also
References
- ^ NGDC, Comments for the Significant Earthquake, National Geophysical Data Center
- ^ "Andijon | Andijon | Uzbekistan, Silk Road, Fergana Valley | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
- ^ "Europe and Central Asia Risk Profiles" (PDF). World Bank.
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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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