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Kyrgyzstan Records Three Earthquakes on August 9

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Kyrgyzstan experienced three earthquakes on August 9, according to the Seismology Institute.
  • The tremors had magnitudes of approximately 3, 3.5, and 3, with epicenters near the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border and within Kyrgyzstan.
  • Minor tremors were also recorded on August 8 but were not felt.

Kyrgyzstan was shaken by seismic activity on August 9, with the Seismology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences reporting three distinct earthquakes throughout the day. The tremors ranged in intensity, with the strongest registering approximately magnitude 3.5.

The first earthquake occurred at 9:33 a.m., with its epicenter located on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The quake was felt with a magnitude of 2 in the village of Kochubaevo. Later that evening, at 6:33 p.m., a second earthquake with an intensity of about magnitude 3.5 occurred within Kyrgyzstan, its epicenter near the village of Zhar-Bashi. Tremors in nearby villages measured magnitude 2.5.

A third seismic event, measuring magnitude 3, took place at 9:42 p.m. Its epicenter was also within the Kyrgyz Republic, near the village of Nura. Additionally, the institute noted tremors on August 8 at 10:23 a.m. near Novopavlovka, though their intensity was not felt by residents.

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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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