Earthquake in Xinjiang, China
The1985 Wuqia earthquake occurred on August 23, 1985, at 20:42 local time (12:42 UTC) near the border ofWuqia County andShufu County ,Xinjiang , China. It had a magnitude ofMs [ 1] Fergana Basin ,USSR , as well as inPakistan .[ 2] [ 1]
The slipping of the earth during this earthquake caused adeformation zone along theKezilesu River valley stretching 15 kilometres (9+ 1 ⁄3 miles) long and1 ⁄2 [ 3]
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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