M7.3 earthquake near Kara-Kulja, Osh Region
19060 d ago · 11 Aug 1974, 01:13 UTC 134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
What happened
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan on 11 Aug 1974, 01:13 UTC at a depth of 9 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Kara-Kulja, about 132 km away in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan.
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