Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Merke (#Kazakhstan): 16/12/1902 a M6.4 led to 4725 casualties, 19/08/1992 a M7.4 led to 75 casualties, and on 12/07/1924 a M6.5 led to 41 casualties.

Event wrap-up: today a M5.0 #earthquake (#землетрясение) hit #Merke (#Kazakhstan) at 15:56:42 local time (UTC 10:56:42). Shaking was felt over 300km by approximately 20M people in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

#Earthquake 21 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 22 min ago (local time 15:56:42). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787888

#Earthquake (#землетрясение) M5.0 occurred 21 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 20 min ago (local time 15:56:42). More info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787888
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1787888

Update:
#Earthquake (#землетрясение) M5.2 occurred 22 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 36 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1787622

Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Merke (#Kazakhstan): 08/10/2005 a M7.6 led to 87351 casualties, 10/07/1949 a M7.4 led to 12000 casualties, and on 28/12/1974 a M6.2 led to 5300 casualties.

#Earthquake 22 km SW of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 22 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:
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https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622

Event wrap-up: today a M5.2 #earthquake (#землетрясение) hit #Merke (#Kazakhstan) at 03:42:41 local time (UTC 22:42:41). Shaking was felt over 300km by approximately 19M people in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

#Earthquake 25 km S of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 7 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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#Earthquake (#землетрясение) M5.7 occurred 25 km S of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 7 min ago (local time 03:42:41). More info at:
https://m.emsc.eu/#app
https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1787622

#Earthquake 20 km W of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) 5 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyeswitnesses. Share your experience via:
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https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1787622

#Earthquake (#землетрясение) confirmed by seismic data.Preliminary info: M5.8 || 20 km W of #Merke (#Kazakhstan) || 5 min ago (local time 03:42:41). Follow the thread for the updates