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Historic Earthquake
Tashkent Earthquake (1966)
26 April 1966 · Tashkent · Uzbekistan
On 26 April 1966, an earthquake struck Uzbekistan (Tashkent). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 10 people.
- Date
- 26 April 1966
- Deaths
- 10
- Estimated Damage
- 300 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Uzbekistan
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth