What is 1992 Suusamyr earthquake?
{{orphan|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox earthquake | name = 1992 Suusamyr earthquake | map = {{location map| Kyrgyzstan | relief = 1 | label = | lat = 42.142 | long = 73.575 | mark = Bullseye1.png | marksize = 40 | position = top | width = 250 | float = right | caption = }} | location = {{coord|42.142|73.575|display=inline, title}} | timestamp = 1992-08-19 02:04:38 | isc-event = 278018 | anss-url = iscgem278018 | magnitude = 7.5 {{M|s|link=y}} | depth = {{convert|17.0|km|abbr=on}} | intensity = {{MMI|9}} | countries affected = [[Kyrgyzstan]]<br>[[Tajikistan]]<br>[[Uzbekistan]]<br>[[Kazakhstan]]<br>[[China]] | local-date = {{Start date|1992|08|19}} | local-time = 08:04:38 | casualties = 75 fatalities | image = USGS Shakemap - 1992 Kyrgyzstan earthquake.jpg | caption = Shakemap in Kyrgyzstan }} On August 19, 1992, a magnitude 7.5 occurred at 02:04 UTC in the border area of [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=National Earthquake Information Center|title=M 7.3 - 60 km ENE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0005cq0|access-date=17 October 2023|website=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref> Maximum felt intensity of IX (Violent) on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]]. 75 peoples have died, including 14 peoples who were killed by landslides. The earthquake ruptured an east-west-trending, south-dipping thrust fault in the Suusamyr Basin with the epicenter beneath the Aramsu Range. ==Response== The Kyrgyz government and international humanitarian organizations responded to the disaster by providing aid and assistance to the affected communities. == References == {{Reflist}}{{Asia-stub}} [[Category:1992 in Asia]] [[Category:1990s disasters in Asia]] [[Category:History of Kyrgyzstan]] [[Category:1992 disasters]]