Q: What major city in Uzbekistan was destroyed by an earthquake in 1966? A : Tashkent, the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan was destroyed by an earthquake in 1966. An earthquake with magnitude 5.1 had its epicenter in central Tashkent. The 1966 Tashkent earthquake claimed lives of around 15 people and made around 300,000 people homeless. The earthquake destroyed over 80% of the Tashkent city.
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M 5.5 strong earthquake shakes Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 9 km NNW of Buka and 41 km S of Tashkent. It was 9.8 miles deep. Earthquake was felt for several seconds in Tashkent. Light to weak shaking were reported in Tashkent, Olmaliq and Samarqand. Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara region in Uzbekistan are located in active tectonic area. Uzbekistan earthquake 1996 measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. No damage or injuries have been reported. 22:18 UTC (local time 2013-05-25 03:18 @ epicenter) Felt intensity (MMI) VI (Strong): Buka and Piskent. V (Moderate): Tuytepa, Amir Timur, Zafar and Yangiyul. IV (Light): Tashkent, Guliston and Khujand. III (Weak): Jizzax and Shymkent. Epicenter Location 9 km (6mi) NNW of Buka, Uzbekistan 14 km (9mi) W of Piskent, Uzbekistan 22 km (14mi) SW of Tuytepa, Uzbekistan 25 km (16mi) ESE of Zafar, Uzbekist
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