2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake

The 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake, which struck on October 6, 2008 at 21:52 local time (15:52 UTC) killing 75 people, including 41 children, and injuring 150 people, including 93 children.^[2][3] The center of the earthquake was near the town of Nura, which was destroyed in the quake.^[4] The shock destroyed 100 buildings in the area and destroyed nearby village of Kura.^[5] Minor damage also occurred in nearby Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The quake was felt throughout Central Asia.^[5] A magnitude 5.7 aftershock in Xinjiang^[6] and a magnitude 5.1 aftershock in Kyrgyzstan^[2] followed the earthquake. Two more aftershocks above magnitude 5 in Kyrgyzstan^[7][8] and one in Xinjiang^[9] struck on October 13, UTC time. Victims were transported in military helicopters to hospitals in Osh.^[10]

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake