Strong earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan, no injuries reported

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — A strong earthquake has hit southern Kyrgyzstan, but emergency officials say there are no immediate reports of any damage or injuries in the remote corner of the Central Asian nation.

The emergency situations ministry says the earthquake that struck at 5:17 p.m. (1117 GMT) on Sunday had a magnitude of 6.7 at its center and registered a magnitude of 4 in Osh, the nearest city. The U.S. Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.3.

An earthquake with a magnitude over 6 is capable of causing severe damage.

The U.S. agency said the epicenter of the quake was 122 kilometers (75 miles) south of Osh and 27 kilometers (16 miles) south of Sary-Tash, a small town on the south side of the Alay Mountains, just north of Tajikistan.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/strong-earthquake-hits-kyrgyzstan-no-injuries-reported-145927762.html?ref=gs//

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200066x9#map/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan/

Strange One, Earthquake M6.4 Kyrgyzstan: http://youtu.be/EXqBDJ6yeQU/
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* This quake may be bigger than what has been reported..... Unfortunately I can't find anymore information on it. Anyone have an update? *

Yesterday: 6.4 magnitude earthquake near Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

Recent Earthquakes Near Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has had: (M1.5 or greater)

10 earthquakes today
17 earthquakes in the past 7 days
19 earthquakes in the past month
93 earthquakes in the past year

The largest earthquake in Kyrgyzstan:

today: 5.1 in Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

this week: 6.4 in Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

this month: 6.4 in Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

this year: 7.2 in Murghob, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan


about 2 hours ago 4.3 magnitude, 10 km depth

Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
about 4 hours ago 4.3
magnitude, 10 km depth

Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
about 10 hours ago 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth

Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
about 11 hours ago 5.1 magnitude, 10 km depth

Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
about 12 hours ago 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth

about 12 hours ago 4.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

about 17 hours ago 4.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

about 18 hours ago 4.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

about 22 hours ago 4.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

about 23 hours ago 4.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

http://earthquaketrack.com/p/kyrgyzstan/recent/