2008 Chechnya earthquake
| Date | October 11, 2008 (09:06:10 UTC) |
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| Magnitude | 5.8 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
| Epicenter | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. east of Grozny, Chechnya |
| Areas affected | Russia Chechnya Dagestan South Ossetia Armenia Georgia |
| Max. intensity | VIII |
| Casualties | 13 dead, 116 injured[2] |
The 2008 Chechnya earthquake was a 5.8 Mw earthquake that occurred on October 11, 2008 at 09:06:10 UTC in Chechnya, Russia, and lasted for 40 seconds.[3] At least 13 people from the districts of Gudermes, Shalinsky and Kurchaloyevsky were killed by the quake and a series of aftershocks,[2][4] which were felt throughout the North Caucasus, and even in Armenia and Georgia. In addition, about 116 people were injured.[5]
Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia and Stavropol also experienced the tremors,[2] with a total of 16 shocks between 3 and 6 on the Richter scale.[6] Some tremors lasted up to 30 seconds, causing serious structural damage in two Chechen districts, and left 52,000 people without power in three districts.[2] Communications and roads in Chechnya were also disrupted.[3]
500 families in the heavily affected town of Kurchaloy needed tent shelters, and the local hospital in that town was evacuated.[7] There was only minimal damage in the Chechnya capital of Grozny, consisting mostly of broken windows.[7]
Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of Chechnya said, "We have received information on damage from various districts... each and every [victim] will receive the necessary help and support."[8]
A strong magnitude 5.3 aftershock struck the region approximately 16 minutes after the initial quake.[9]
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