What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1989
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Where
- Tajikistan
- Coordinates
- 38.47° N, 68.69° E
- Deaths
- 274
- Damage musd
- 24.8
- Intensity mmi
- 7
- Depth km
- 33
1989 Gissar earthquake
Earthquake in Tajikistan
The 1989 Gissar earthquake occurred at 23:02 UTC on 22 January near Gissar in Tajikistan. The shock had a body wave magnitude of 5.3 and a maximum felt intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale. The National Geophysical Data Center reported that the death toll from the event amounted to about 274, and the National Earthquake Information Center stated there were many injured.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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