• Source: 2003 Zhaosu earthquake

The 2003 Zhaosu earthquake, also known as the Syumbinskoe earthquake, occurred on December 1 at 01:38 UTC. The epicenter was located in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, near the Sino–Kazakh border. The earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 6.0 and had a maximum observed intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. The epicenter was close to the Zhaosu County, Xinjiang, where 10 people were reported dead, 73 people injured, and more than 800 buildings collapsed. Some people were evacuated in Zhaosu. The earthquake occurred in the cold winter, and the 30 cm ground snow covered the roads in the mountainous region and hindered the relief work.




See also


List of earthquakes in 2003
List of earthquakes in China




References






External links


The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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• 2003 Zhaosu earthquake
• List of earthquakes in China
• List of earthquakes 2001–2010
• List of earthquakes in 2009
• 2000 in China
• Gansu
• 1998 in China
• Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
• Kashgar
• Kashgar Prefecture