Max magnitude
8.0
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
492 events tracked
Kazakhstan seismic overview
Kazakhstan earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Kazakhstan, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
5.0
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
11.5 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Kazakhstan earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.4
Moderate
2026-03-31 08:23:31 UTC
Zharkent, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Zharkent
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-03-31 06:11:58 UTC
Zharkent, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Zharkent
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-02-17 10:08:57 UTC
Esik, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Esik
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-02-05 08:39:41 UTC
Sarkand, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Sarkand
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2025-10-08 11:20:39 UTC
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Ust-Kamenogorsk
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2025-10-05 20:28:59 UTC
Taraz, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Taraz
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2025-08-28 02:54:52 UTC
Zyryanovsk, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Zyryanovsk
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-05-23 10:58:50 UTC
Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Taldykorgan
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2025-05-11 06:44:30 UTC
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Earthquake near Atyrau
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Kazakhstan
All period
Activity rhythm
Kazakhstan earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Kazakhstan earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Kazakhstan.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
March 2026
2 earthquakes
February 2026
2 earthquakes
October 2025
2 earthquakes
August 2025
1 earthquakes
July 2025
1 earthquakes
May 2025
2 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Kazakhstan
Zharkent
Population 34,422
47 earthquakes
Esik
Population 32,995
43 earthquakes
Talghar
Population 42,194
42 earthquakes
Almaty
Population 1,977,011
35 earthquakes
Zhetysay
Population 36,494
34 earthquakes
Sarkand
Population 76,919
30 earthquakes
Shymkent
Population 1,200,000
24 earthquakes
Taraz
Population 358,153
20 earthquakes
Konayev
Population 42,167
18 earthquakes
Arys
Population 36,285
15 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
67 years
| 1911 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7.3 | 71 |
| 1990 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 1937 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1929 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 1979 | 6.3 | 17 |
| 1973 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 6.2 | 18 |
| 1984 | 6.2 | 21 |
| 1981 | 6.2 | 12 |
| 1980 | 6.2 | 16 |
| 1989 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 1988 | 6.1 | 15 |
| 1983 | 6.1 | 15 |
| 1982 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 1985 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 1978 | 6.0 | 18 |
| 1967 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1977 | 5.9 | 12 |
| 1976 | 5.9 | 13 |
| 1974 | 5.9 | 12 |
| 1945 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1940 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 1975 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 1963 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1955 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 1936 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1996 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1969 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1939 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5.0 | 11 |
| 1986 | 5.0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 1994 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4.4 | 1 |