Earthquakes in Kazakhstan

No events have been recorded in Kazakhstan in the past 30 days, of which 17 reached magnitude 4 or above, the point at which shaking becomes widely noticeable. Activity here is almost entirely crustal, which means shaking at the surface is strong relative to the magnitudes involved.

17 earthquakes have been recorded in Kazakhstan in our catalogue, 0 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.5 and the average focal depth 10 km. 17 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 3 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Kazakhstan in this period was a magnitude 5.2 event near Asubulak, Kazakhstan on 23 July 2025, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake radiates roughly 951 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Zharkent (3), Merke (2), Karaton (2), Taldykorgan (1), Sarykemer (1).

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 14 in the magnitude 4 range, 3 in the magnitude 5 range.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.