Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Kyrgyzstan, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
210
M5+
Strongest
M8.0
M7+ events
11
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-01-03 | 8.0 | The 1911 Kemin Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1902-08-22 | 7.7 | About 50 km NNE of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-11-02 | 7.5 | 34 km N of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-10 | 7.5 |
| 43 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan |
| 20 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-08-11 | 7.3 | 134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-08-19 | 7.3 | 60 km ENE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-03-24 | 7.1 | 23 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-04-13 | 7.0 | 151 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-06-20 | 7.0 | 22 km ESE of Kemin, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-01-22 | 7.0 | 128 km WNW of Aykol, China | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-08-23 | 7.0 | 66 km W of Kashgar, China | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-04-15 | 6.9 | 114 km WNW of Kashgar, China | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-10 | 6.8 | 40 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-10-05 | 6.7 | 131 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-07-24 | 6.7 | 33 km SW of Kashgar, China | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-07-12 | 6.7 | 19 km SE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-08-19 | 6.6 | 35 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-11-25 | 6.6 | 122 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-04-05 | 6.5 | 72 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-12-17 | 6.5 | 102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-08-29 | 6.5 | 144 km SSE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-08-31 | 6.5 | 47 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1923-12-28 | 6.5 | 29 km S of Istaravshan, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-04-20 | 6.5 | 18 km NNE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-12-18 | 6.4 | 54 km SE of Zhabagly, Kazakhstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-08-27 | 6.4 | 118 km E of Kashgar, China | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-11-12 | 6.4 | 35 km NW of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-04-04 | 6.3 | 170 km NNE of Shache, China | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-06-05 | 6.3 | 13 km E of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-03-19 | 6.3 | 83 km NE of Kashgar, China | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-02-24 | 6.3 | 107 km E of Kashgar, China | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-10-08 | 6.3 | 38 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-09-15 | 6.3 | 11 km NE of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-06-02 | 6.3 | 14 km ENE of Haqqulobod, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-09-16 | 6.2 | 25 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-01-15 | 6.2 | 38 km NNW of Tumxuk, China | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-04-11 | 6.2 | 82 km E of Kashgar, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-15 | 6.2 | 4 km WSW of Kochkor-Ata, Kyrgyzstan | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-09-11 | 6.2 | 51 km WSW of Kashgar, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-01-24 | 6.2 | 89 km WNW of Aksu, China | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-02-13 | 6.2 | 90 km NW of Kashgar, China | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-08-12 | 6.2 | 1 km ENE of To‘rqao‘rg‘on, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-07-09 | 6.1 | southern Xinjiang, China | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-06-02 | 6.1 | 18 km SW of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-10 | 6.1 | 46 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-02-11 | 6.1 | 90 km WNW of Aksu, China | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-08-11 | 6.1 | 117 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-01-31 | 6.1 | 3 km SE of Batken, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-07-28 | 6.1 | 53 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-07-19 | 6.1 | 16 km NNE of Aydarken, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-10-26 | 6.1 | 19 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-02-14 | 6.1 | 92 km NW of Aksu, China | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-01-28 | 6.1 | 61 km SE of Kegen, Kazakhstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-04-14 | 6.1 | 17 km SSE of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-10-29 | 6.1 | 18 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-03-23 | 6.1 | 92 km WNW of Aksu, China | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1942-01-18 | 6.1 | 11 km ESE of Chust, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-03-15 | 6.0 | 55 km ESE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-10-24 | 6.0 | 13 km NNE of G‘azalkent, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-02-25 | 6.0 | 118 km WSW of Aykol, China | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-04-17 | 6.0 | 93 km W of Kashgar, China | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-01-08 | 6.0 | 23 km WSW of Vorukh, Tajikistan | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-01-19 | 6.0 | 104 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-05-03 | 6.0 | 29 km NNW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-11-10 | 6.0 | 91 km WSW of Aykol, China | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1954-12-03 | 6.0 | 90 km W of At-Bashi, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-05-04 | 6.0 | 103 km NW of Aksu, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-05-30 | 5.9 | 20 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-10-05 | 5.9 | 121 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-04-19 | 5.9 | 39 km SSE of Esik, Kazakhstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-09-10 | 5.9 | 48 km NNE of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-08-23 | 5.9 | 40 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-04-26 | 5.9 | 32 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-11-26 | 5.8 | 115 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-04-10 | 5.8 | 46 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-12-30 | 5.8 | 131 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-28 | 5.8 | 156 km ESE of Naryn, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-12-04 | 5.8 | 136 km NNW of Tumxuk, China | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-01-22 | 5.8 | 129 km SSE of Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-03-22 | 5.8 | 46 km NNW of Novobod, Tajikistan | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-08-16 | 5.8 | 137 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-06-24 | 5.8 | 142 km WSW of Aykol, China | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-10-08 | 5.8 | 109 km W of Kashgar, China | 62 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-04-15 | 5.8 | 88 km ENE of Kashgar, China | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-12-25 | 5.8 | 33 km S of Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-11-17 | 5.8 | 29 km E of Karakenja, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-05-04 | 5.8 | 105 km E of Kashgar, China | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-10-13 | 5.8 | 7 km ESE of Palos, Tajikistan | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1982-12-31 | 5.8 | 32 km ENE of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-07-08 | 5.8 | 49 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-01-18 | 5.8 | 31 km NNE of Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-07-29 | 5.8 | 82 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-07-09 | 5.8 | 186 km WSW of Aykol, China | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-08-30 | 5.8 | 55 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-09-14 | 5.8 | 99 km WNW of Kashgar, China | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-01-31 | 5.8 | 43 km NNW of Talas, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-08-05 | 5.7 | 133 km SE of At-Bashi, Kyrgyzstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1933-02-22 | 5.7 | 61 km ESE of Kegen, Kazakhstan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-09-28 | 5.7 | 96 km ESE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-08-12 | 5.7 | 7 km NW of Chortoq, Uzbekistan | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |