Contemporary era · 1966
1966 Tashkent earthquake
The 1966 Tashkent earthquake occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR. It had a moment magnitude of 5.2 with an epicenter in central Tashkent at a depth of 3–8 kilometers (1.9–5.0 mi). The earthquake caused massive destruction to Tashkent, destroying most of the buildings in the city, killing between 15 and 200 people and leaving between 200,000 and 300,000 homeless.
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- When
- 26 Apr 1966
- Where
- Tashkent
- Era
- Contemporary
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