A magnitude 8.2 (MW) earthquake occurred on 1911-01-03, 04:23 local time (23:25 UTC) (just now), centered 47 km S of Almaty (Kazakhstan). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 20 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS/ISC-GEM alongside 2 regional seismic monitoring networks.
Curated Global Seismic Archive (1700–Present)
30.09 Mt TNT
shallow (Shallow crustal)
Injuries: > 5,000 · ~63.3M felt
Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.
Shaking intensity is modelled from magnitude, depth and distance (GMPE attenuation), not reported by residents.
| Town | Distance | Intensity |
|---|---|---|
| Almaty · Almaty | 48 km | MMI IX |
| Boralday · Almaty | 49 km | MMI IX |
| Esik · Almaty | 68 km | MMI IX |
| Balykchy · Ysyk-Köl | 77 km | MMI IX |
| Qapshaghay · Almaty | 110 km | MMI VIII |
| Karakol · Ysyk-Köl | 129 km | MMI VIII |
Independent solutions for the same rupture. Differences of 0.1–0.3 in magnitude are normal and reflect method and station coverage.
| Agency | Source ID | Magnitude | Depth | Epicenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
USGS Primary | official19110103232500_30 | M 8.2 | 20 km | 42.90, 76.90 |
USGS Primary | iscgem16958130 | M 8.0 | 20 km | 42.92, 76.81 |
Nearest mapped active fault: Chon-Kemin-Chilik Fault Zone, 5 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).
View live seismic monitoring, historical danger benchmarks, fault slip models and recurrence intervals for this zone.