The 2003 Zhaosu earthquake, also known as the Syumbinskoe earthquake, occurred on December 1 at 01:38 UTC. The epicenter was located in the
Almaty Region,
Kazakhstan, near the Sino–Kazakh border.[3] The earthquake had a magnitude of
Mw 6.0 and had a maximum observed intensity of VII (Very strong) on the
Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale.[4] The epicenter was close to the
Zhaosu County,
Xinjiang, where 10 people were reported dead, 73 people injured, and more than 800 buildings collapsed. Some people were evacuated in Zhaosu.[5] The earthquake occurred in the cold winter, and the 30 cm ground snow covered the roads in the mountainous region and hindered the relief work.[6]
The 2003 Zhaosu earthquake, also known as the Syumbinskoe earthquake, occurred on December 1 at 01:38 UTC. The epicenter was located in the
Almaty Region,
Kazakhstan, near the Sino–Kazakh border.[3] The earthquake had a magnitude of
Mw 6.0 and had a maximum observed intensity of VII (Very strong) on the
Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale.[4] The epicenter was close to the
Zhaosu County,
Xinjiang, where 10 people were reported dead, 73 people injured, and more than 800 buildings collapsed. Some people were evacuated in Zhaosu.[5] The earthquake occurred in the cold winter, and the 30 cm ground snow covered the roads in the mountainous region and hindered the relief work.[6]