1907 Qaratog earthquake
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The 1907 Qaratog earthquake occurred at 04:23 UTC
on 21 October. It had an epicenter
near Qaratog (Karatag) in the border area between Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan
, an estimated magnitude
of 7.4 and reached a maximum felt intensity of IX (violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale
. Estimates of the death toll range between 12 and 15 thousand.
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on 21 October. It had an epicenter
Epicenter
The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates...
near Qaratog (Karatag) in the border area between Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
and Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, an estimated magnitude
Surface wave magnitude
The surface wave magnitude scale is one of the magnitude scales used in seismology to describe the size of an earthquake. It is based on measurements in Rayleigh surface waves that travel primarily along the uppermost layers of the earth...
of 7.4 and reached a maximum felt intensity of IX (violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale
Mercalli intensity scale
The Mercalli intensity scale is a seismic scale used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake, and is distinct from the moment magnitude M_w usually reported for an earthquake , which is a measure of the energy released...
. Estimates of the death toll range between 12 and 15 thousand.