Date 19 July 2011 (UTC) Magnitude 6.2 Mw Type Reverse | Origin time 19:35:43 UTC Depth 20 km (12 mi) | |
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Areas affected Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan | ||
The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake affected Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at 01:35 local time on 20 July. The dip-slip shock had a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Its epicenter was located just inside Kyrgyzstan's border in the Fergana Valley region. Fourteen were killed and eighty-six were injured.
Impact
In Khujand, Tajikistan, one man was killed after panicking during the tremor and jumping out of a window. Fourteen people in Uzbekistan had been confirmed dead, while another 86 sustained injuries, of which 35 were hospitalized. Many houses in Fergana Region were damaged, with cracked walls. Numerous small houses in Margilan were destroyed. Many residents panicked and ran into the streets. A rockfall closed a highway between Batken and Osh. Apartment blocks in the city of Fergana were evacuated. At least 800 houses were damaged. Power was briefly knocked out in Kadamzhai, Tulgone, Kyzyl-Bulun, Halmion, Ohne, Yargutane, and Tamas. A hospital in Hamza, Uzbekistan was severely damaged.