What the records say
- When
- 2 Nov 1946
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Where
- Kyrgyzstan
- Coordinates
- 41.50° N, 72.50° E
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 35
1946 Chatkal earthquake
Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan
On November 2 of 1946, west Kyrgyzstan was struck by a magnitude 7.5–7.6 earthquake, the largest in the republic since 1911. The earthquake's hypocenter is probably located beneath the Tian Shan Mountains, near the border with Uzbekistan and north of Namangan.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page