Английская Википедия:1985 Wuqia earthquake
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The 1985 Wuqia earthquake occurred on August 23, 1985, at 20:42 local time (12:42 UTC) near the border of Wuqia County and Shufu County, Xinjiang, China. It had a magnitude of Шаблон:M 7.4 and caused 71 deaths, 162 injuries, and left 15,000 homeless, as well as destroying 85% of buildings and highways.[1] The source of this earthquake is the Kazkeaerte Fault (卡兹克阿尔特断裂). The earthquake could be felt throughout much of the Fergana Basin, USSR, as well as in Pakistan.[2][1]
The slipping of the earth during this earthquake caused a deformation zone along the Kezilesu River valley stretching Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. The zone is made up of smaller faults, fissures, and pressure ridges.[3]
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- ↑ Wang, Xiaorong. "1985 Xinjiang Autonomous Region Wuqia Earthquake."National Earthquake Science. China Earthquakes Network Center, n.d. Web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal