UTC time | 2021-07-10 02:14:43 |
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ISC event | 620787256 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | July 10, 2021 |
Local time | 07:14 TJT (UTC+5) |
Magnitude | 5.7 Mw |
Depth | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) |
Epicenter | 38°55′01″N 70°33′14″E / 38.917°N 70.554°E |
Areas affected | Tajikistan |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
Aftershocks | 23 (As of July 29 2021)
[1] Strongest is Mw 5.0 [2] |
Casualties | 5 dead 30 injured |
On July 10 2021, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck 20 km southeast of the Rasht Valley in Tajikistan. [3]
Tajikistan lies within the complex zone of collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The dominant structures in this area are a combination of thrust faults and sinistral (left lateral) strike-slip faults. [4] [5]
The earthquake occurred at 07:14 am local time on July 10, 2021, and was located 165 km (103 mi) northwest of the capital Dushanbe. [6] It was followed by 20 aftershocks. [1] The earthquake struck at the 72nd anniversary of the 1949 Khait earthquake. [7]
Five people were killed. [8] The victims were a 70-year old mother and four children between the ages of 6 and 12 who died in Tajikabad District. 30 people were also injured, and 5,560 people were displaced. [9] [7] Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, including 300 in Langarisho jamoat, seven in Hijborak, and 12 in Ashkalon. [10]
A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Gorno-Badakhshan region near the border with Xinjiang, China on February 12, 2021. [11] In the Kashmir region of Pakistan, a woman fell and died while she was in a panic, and several others were injured. [12]
UTC time | 2021-07-10 02:14:43 |
---|---|
ISC event | 620787256 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | July 10, 2021 |
Local time | 07:14 TJT (UTC+5) |
Magnitude | 5.7 Mw |
Depth | 11.8 km (7.3 mi) |
Epicenter | 38°55′01″N 70°33′14″E / 38.917°N 70.554°E |
Areas affected | Tajikistan |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) |
Aftershocks | 23 (As of July 29 2021)
[1] Strongest is Mw 5.0 [2] |
Casualties | 5 dead 30 injured |
On July 10 2021, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck 20 km southeast of the Rasht Valley in Tajikistan. [3]
Tajikistan lies within the complex zone of collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The dominant structures in this area are a combination of thrust faults and sinistral (left lateral) strike-slip faults. [4] [5]
The earthquake occurred at 07:14 am local time on July 10, 2021, and was located 165 km (103 mi) northwest of the capital Dushanbe. [6] It was followed by 20 aftershocks. [1] The earthquake struck at the 72nd anniversary of the 1949 Khait earthquake. [7]
Five people were killed. [8] The victims were a 70-year old mother and four children between the ages of 6 and 12 who died in Tajikabad District. 30 people were also injured, and 5,560 people were displaced. [9] [7] Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, including 300 in Langarisho jamoat, seven in Hijborak, and 12 in Ashkalon. [10]
A deep 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Gorno-Badakhshan region near the border with Xinjiang, China on February 12, 2021. [11] In the Kashmir region of Pakistan, a woman fell and died while she was in a panic, and several others were injured. [12]