2008 Chechnya Earthquake
Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia and Stavropol also experienced the tremors, with a total of 16 shocks between 3 and 6 on the Richter magnitude scale. Some tremors lasted up to 30 seconds, causing serious structural damage in two Chechen districts, and left 52,000 people without power in three districts. Communications and roads in Chechnya were also disrupted.
Five-hundred families in the heavily affected town of Kurchaloy needed tent shelters, and the local hospital in that town was evacuated. There was only minimal damage in the Chechnya capital of Grozny, consisting mostly of broken windows.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of Chechnya said, "We have received information on damage from various districts... each and every [victim] will receive the necessary help and support."
A magnitude 5.3 aftershock struck the region approximately 16 minutes after the initial quake.
See also
References
- ^ ANSS. "M 5.8 - Caucasus Region, Russia". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ ANSS: Caucasus 2008 .
- ^ Du, Guodong, ed. (October 12, 2008). "Death toll in Chechnya earthquake reaches 13". Xinhua. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008.
- ^ "Five Children Killed in Chechnya Earthquake - Health Minister". RedOrbit. 2008-10-12. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Deadly earthquake hits Chechnya". BBC. 2008-10-11. Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ "Quake kills 13 in Russia's Chechnya region". Reuters. 2008-10-12. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ "Chechnya Hit By Deadly Earthquake". Sky News. 2008-10-11. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ ANSS. "M 5.3 - Caucasus Region, Russia". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.