ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M4.6 #earthquake (#землетрясение) hit #Merke (#Kazakhstan) at 14:29:56 local time (UTC 09:29:56). Shaking was felt over 400km by approximately 22M people in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in Central Kazakhstan. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using https://isc.ac.uk/ catalog -1960 to 2020- and https://emsc-csem.org/ data -from 2021 onwards]:
🔎 Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Kulan (#Kazakhstan): 16/12/1902 a M6.4 led to 4725 casualties, 19/08/1992 a M7.4 led to 75 casualties, and on 12/07/1924 a M6.5 led to 41 casualties.