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2008 Chechnya earthquake

Field	Value
title	2008 Chechnya earthquake
map2	{{Location map	Russia Chechnya#Russia
relief	yes
lat	43.372
long	46.254
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
width	250
float	right
caption	}}
timestamp	2008-10-11 09:06:10
isc-event	13396641
anss-url	usp000gjy6
local-date	October 11, 2008
local-time	13:06:10
magnitude	5.8
intensity
depth	20.0 km
location
type	Dip-slip
countries affected	Russia
Chechnya
Dagestan
South Ossetia
casualties	13 dead, 116 injured

|isc-event = 13396641 |anss-url = usp000gjy6 |local-date = October 11, 2008 |local-time = 13:06:10 Chechnya Dagestan South Ossetia

The 2008 Chechnya earthquake occurred October 11 at 09:06:10 UTC in Chechnya, Russia, with a magnitude of 5.8. At least 13 people from the districts of Gudermes, Shalinsky and Kurchaloyevsky were killed. The mainshock and a series of aftershocks were felt throughout the North Caucasus, and even in Armenia and Georgia. About 116 people were injured.

Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia and Stavropol also experienced the tremors, with a total of 16 shocks between 3 and 6 on the Richter 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.

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.

References

"M 5.8 – Caucasus Region, Russia".
{{Short-anss. Caucasus. 2008
(October 12, 2008). "Death toll in Chechnya earthquake reaches 13".
(2008-10-12). "Five Children Killed in Chechnya Earthquake – Health Minister". RedOrbit.
(2008-10-12). "Quake kills 13 in Russia's Chechnya region". Reuters.
(2008-10-11). "Chechnya Hit By Deadly Earthquake". Sky News.

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