1985 Wuqia earthquake

Earthquake in Xinjiang, China the earthquake in Yunnan four months earlier which had a similar name 1985 Luquan earthquake 1985 Wuqia earthquake 1985-08-23 12:42:01 518737 iscgem518737 1985 8 23 y 20:42:01 China Xinjiang Southern s y 7.4 6.8 km on VII 39.413 N 75.224 E China 71 dead, 162 injured The 1985 Wuqia earthquake occurred on August 23, 1985, at 20:42 local time (12:42 UTC) near the border of Wuqia County and Shufu County, Xinjiang, China. It had a magnitude of s y 7.4 and caused 71 deaths, 162 injuries, and left 15,000 homeless, as well as destroying 85% of buildings and highways. The source of this earthquake is the Kazkeaerte Fault (卡兹克阿尔特断裂). The earthquake could be felt throughout much of the Fergana Basin, USSR, as well as in Pakistan.Wang, Xiaorong. "1985 Xinjiang Autonomous Region Wuqia Earthquake."National Earthquake Science. China Earthquakes Network Center, n.d. WebSignificant Earthquakes of the World https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1985.php United States Geological Survey dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121014051717/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1985.php 2012-10-14 The slipping of the earth during this earthquake caused a deformation zone along the Kezilesu River valley stretching 15 km mi 3 off long and 800 m mi 2 off wide. The zone is made up of smaller faults, fissures, and pressure ridges. Deformation Zone of the Wuqia Earthquake in 1985 Feng Xian-yue 2008 Seismology and Geology References External links 518737 Category:1985 earthquakes Category:1985 disasters in China Category:1985 in the Soviet Union 1985 Wuqia Category:August 1985 in China