2011 Fergana Valley earthquake

2011 Fergana Valley earthquake

The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake was a magnitude 6.1 M_w earthquake that struck the Fergana Valley region, affecting Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It occurred at 01:35 local time on Wednesday, 20 July 2011, with its epicenter located in Kyrgyzstan. As of July 20, 13 people in Uzbekistan have been confirmed dead, while another 86 sustained injuries of which 35 were hospitalized.^[6][7][8] In Khujand, Tajikistan, one man was killed after panicking during the tremor and jumping out of a window.^[9][10] There were no reports of casualties in Kyrgyzstan as of July 20. The earthquake was preceded by a 4.6 M_w foreshock at 09:22 UTC on July 19 near Dushanbe, Tajikistan.^[3]

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