1985 Wuqia earthquake
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The 1985 Wuqia earthquake occurred on August 23, 1985 at 20:41 local time (12:41 UTC) near the border of Wuqia (乌恰) (also Ulugqat or Uluqat) County and Shufu (疏附) County, Xinjiang
, China
. It had a magnitude of Ms 7.4. The source of this earthquake is the Kazkeaerte Fault (卡兹克阿尔特断裂). This earthquake could be felt throughout much of the Fergana Basin, USSR. It could also be felt in Pakistan
.
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It had a magnitude of Ms 7.4. The source of this earthquake is the Kazkeaerte Fault (卡兹克阿尔特断裂). This earthquake could be felt throughout much of the Fergana Basin, USSR. It could also be felt in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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