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Historic Earthquake
1989 Gissar Earthquake
22 January 1989 · Sharora, Gissar · Tajikistan
On 22 January 1989 at 23:02 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Tajikistan (Sharora, Gissar), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 274 people.
- Date
- 22 January 1989
- Time
- 23:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 274
- Estimated Damage
- 25 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Tajikistan
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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