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Historic Earthquake
2008 Chechnya Earthquake
11 October 2008 · Caucasus, Chechnya · Russia
On 11 October 2008 at 09:06 UTC, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Russia (Caucasus, Chechnya), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 13 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 11 October 2008
- Time
- 09:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Depth
- 16 km
- Deaths
- 13
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Damaged
- 1,027
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Kazbek (160 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19911991 Racha Earthquake · M 7.0270 deaths
- 19701970 Dagestan Earthquake · M 6.731 deaths
- 1940Georgia · M 6.016 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth