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Historic Earthquake
2015 Tajikistan Earthquake
7 December 2015 · Tajikistan
On 7 December 2015 at 07:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tajikistan, at a depth of 22 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 393 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 2 people. 500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 December 2015
- Time
- 07:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 22 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2
- Homes Destroyed
- 500
- Homes Damaged
- 793
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Tajikistan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20152015 Hindu Kush Earthquake · M 7.5399 deaths
- 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