M8.0 · 1911 Kebin earthquake
Tuesday, January 3, 1911
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11:25 PM – 11:35 PM
The 1911 Kemin Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan
The 1911 Kebin earthquake, or Chon-Kemin earthquake, struck Russian Turkestan on 3 January. Registering at a moment magnitude of 8.0, it killed 452 people, destroyed more than 770 buildings in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and resulted in 125 miles (201 km) of surface faulting in the valleys of Chon-Kemin, Chilik and Chon-Aksu. Magnitude 8.0 (mw), 20 km deep, The 1911 Kemin Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan — 42.92°N, 76.81°E. January 3, 1911 at 23:25 UTC. Wiki link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem16958130 Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).
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