SEISMICITY of KYRGYZSTAN and UZBEKISTAN in 2020

The system of seismic observations оn the territory of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in 2020 re mained unchanged: the seismic network of Kyrgyzstan included 26 seismic stations; in Uzbekistan the data from 41 seismic stations were used. Compared to last year, seismic activity in the region has increased: the number of strong earthquakes has increased, most of them occurred in the border areas of China and Tajikistan. The consol idated catalog for 2020 included 261 events with KR≥8.6. The strongest event was the earthquake with KR=14.5, occurred in China on January 19 at 13h27m. On January 17, it was preceded by two foreshocks with energy classes KR=12.9 and KR=10.8. The main shock was accompanied by many aftershocks, the strongest of which had the energy class KR=12.5. On the territory of Kyrgyzstan directly, two rather strong events took place in the border area with China: on February 15 with KR=12.0 and on May 6 with KR=12.5. On the territory of Uzbekistan, three strong earthquakes were registered: on March 26 with KR=11.8, on November 6 with KR=12.4 and on December 26 with KR=11.9.

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