The 1902 Andijan earthquake occurred on December 16 with a
surface wave magnitude
The surface wave magnitude (M_s) scale is one of the magnitude scales used in seismology to describe the size of an earthquake. It is based on measurements of Rayleigh surface waves that travel along the uppermost layers of the Earth. This ma ...
of 6.4 and a maximum perceived
Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The shock claimed between 700 and 4,880 casualties and more than 40,000 homes were destroyed in the
Andijan Region of
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
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See also
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List of earthquakes in 1902
This is a list of earthquakes in 1902. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the lis ...
References
Andijan earthquake, 1902
Earthquakes in Uzbekistan
December 1902 events
1902 in Asia
20th century in Uzbekistan
1902 disasters in Asia
1902 disasters in the Russian Empire
1902 in the Russian Empire
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