2015 Tajikistan earthquake

Earthquake in Tajikistan 2015 Tajikistan earthquake 2015-12-07 07:50:05 us100044k6 608081959 Tajikistan 2015 12 7 y 12:50 TJT (UTC+5) 7.2 Mw7.4 s y CEIC塔吉克斯坦7.4级地震 http://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20151207155004.html zh China Earthquake Networks Center 2022-10-10 2022-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221015060907/https://news.ceic.ac.cn/CC20151207155004.html dead 26 km mi on 38.258 N 72.767 E region:TJ_type:event inline,title Tajikistan, Xinjiang in China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan 500 homes destroyed VII 2 killed and dozens injured On 7 December 2015, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale struck Tajikistan 105 km on west of Murghab at 07:50 UTC at a depth of 26.0 km on.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100044k6#general_summary M7.2 – 105 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan United States Geological Survey 7 December 2015 The earthquake was also felt in neighboring Xinjiang in China, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan.http://ria.ru/world/20151207/1337511740.html Толчки после землетрясения в Таджикистане ощущались в севере КНР RIA Novosti Russian 7 December 2015 7 December 2015https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/7-2-magnitude-quake-hits-tajikistan-shakes-pakistan-india-afghanistan-n475251 7.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Tajikistan, Shakes Pakistan, India, Afghanistan The earthquake was felt with intensities of MMI IV in Islamabad, Pakistan, MMI IV in New Delhi, India, MMI IV in Kashgar, China, MMI II in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, MMI II in Kabul, Afghanistan, MMI III in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, MMI III in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and MMI II in Almaty, Kazakhstan.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us100044k6#general_summary M 7.2 – 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan United States Geological Survey 4 August 2018https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tajikistan-earthquake-magnitude-72-earthquake-felt-as-far-away-as-india-pakistan-and-afghanistan-a6762976.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/tajikistan-earthquake-magnitude-72-earthquake-felt-as-far-away-as-india-pakistan-and-afghanistan-a6762976.html 2022-05-01 subscription Magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits Tajikistan The Independent London 4 August 2018 2015-12-07 A truck driver and a policeman were killed while dozens more were injured and 500 homes destroyed.http://tribune.com.pk/story/1006153/at-least-two-dead-in-earthquake-in-tajikistan/ At least two dead in earthquake in Tajikistan 8 December 2015 Agence France-Presse The epicentre of this quake was approximately 5.0 km on distant from the epicentre of the M7.3 1911 Sarez earthquake which formed the Usoi Dam across the Murghab river. Tectonic setting The eastern part of Tajikistan (the Pamir Mountains) lies within the complex zone of collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate. The dominant structures in this area are a combination of thrust faults and sinistral (left lateral) strike-slip faults. The Sarez–Karakul fault zone is a major SW–NE trending sinistral strike-slip fault that extends from south of Sarez Lake to north of Karakul lake. The 1911 earthquake is thought to have been caused by movement on this structure.Schurr B. Ratschbacher L. Sippl C. Gloaguen R. Yuan X. Mechie J. Seismotectonics of the Pamir Tectonics 2014 33 8 1501–1518 10.1002/2014TC003576 2014Tecto..33.1501S 1885/57658 56279581 free Sangha S. Peltzer G. Zhang A. Meng L. Liang C. Lundgren P. Fielding E. Fault geometry of 2015, Mw7.2 Murghab, Tajikistan earthquake controls rupture propagation: Insights from InSAR and seismological data Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2017 462 132–141 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.01.018 2017E&PSL.462..132S free Earthquake Based on observations of ground rupture from SAR interferometry, the earthquake ruptured a 79 km section of the Sarez–Karakul fault zone. This is consistent with the observed distribution of aftershocks and the focal mechanism. Three separate segments were involved, consisting of two longer SW–NE trending segments linked by a shorter more WSW–ENE trending patch forming a restraining bend. The hypocenter is located within the southwesternmost segment. The earthquake's detailed rupture history has been determined using a backprojection method using teleseismic data from stations in the European seismic network. Analysis has shown that the rupture propagated to the northeast initially at speeds below the S wave velocity (subshear), but jumping to supershear speeds. At the restraining bend it slowed to subshear speeds before accelerating again to supershear speeds on the third segment. See also List of earthquakes in 2015 List of earthquakes in Tajikistan References External links 608081959 2015 Tajikistan Earthquake Tajikistan earthquake Tajikistan 2015