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Historic Earthquake
1911 Sarez Earthquake
18 February 1911 · Usoy, Barchidiv · Tajikistan
On 18 February 1911 at 18:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tajikistan (Usoy, Barchidiv), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 401 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 318 people.
- Date
- 18 February 1911
- Time
- 18:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 15 km
- Deaths
- 318
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Tajikistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 2002Hindu Kush, Samanghan · M 7.4166 deaths
- 19851985 Wuqia Earthquake · M 7.571 deaths
- 1965Afghanistan · M 7.3
- 19491949 Khait Earthquake · M 7.43,500 deaths
- 1922Hindu Kush · M 7.5
- 1921Hindu Kush · M 7.8
- 1909Hindu-Kush · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth