2008 Chechnya earthquake

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|timestamp = 2008-10-11 09:06:10

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|local-date = October 11, 2008

|local-time = 13:06:10

|magnitude = 5.8 {{M|wc|link=y}}{{Cite anss|Caucasus|2008|usp000gjy6|title=M 5.8 – Caucasus Region, Russia}}

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|type = Dip-slip

|countries affected = Russia
Chechnya
Dagestan
South Ossetia

|casualties = 13 dead, 116 injured{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/12/content_10181845.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015133214/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/12/content_10181845.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 15, 2008|title=Death toll in Chechnya earthquake reaches 13|date=October 12, 2008|editor-surname= Du|editor-first= Guodong|agency=Xinhua News Agency}}

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The 2008 Chechnya earthquake occurred October 11 at 09:06:10 UTC in Chechnya, Russia, with a {{m|wc|link=y}} magnitude of 5.8. At least 13 people from the districts of Gudermes, Shalinsky and Kurchaloyevsky were killed.{{cite news|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1586255/five_children_killed_in_chechnya_earthquake__health_minister/|title=Five Children Killed in Chechnya Earthquake – Health Minister|date=2008-10-12|publisher=RedOrbit|accessdate=2008-10-13| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081015173350/http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1586255/five_children_killed_in_chechnya_earthquake__health_minister/| archivedate= 15 October 2008 | url-status= live}} The mainshock and a series of aftershocks were felt throughout the North Caucasus, and even in Armenia and Georgia. About 116 people were injured.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia and Stavropol also experienced the tremors, with a total of 16 shocks between 3 and 6 on the Richter scale.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} 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. Communications and roads in Chechnya were also disrupted.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7665684.stm |title=Deadly earthquake hits Chechnya |date=2008-10-11 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-10-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105175046/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7665684.stm |archivedate=2012-01-05 |url-status=live }}

Five-hundred families in the heavily affected town of Kurchaloy needed tent shelters, and the local hospital in that town was evacuated.{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-35913920081012|title=Quake kills 13 in Russia's Chechnya region|date=2008-10-12|work=Reuters|access-date=2008-10-12| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081015160245/http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-35913920081012| archive-date= 15 October 2008 | url-status= dead}} 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."{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Chechnya-Dozen-Killed-In-Earthquake-In-Russian-Region/Article/200810215118448?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_8&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15118448_Chechnya%3A_Dozen_Killed_In_Earthquake_In_Russian_Region|title=Chechnya Hit By Deadly Earthquake|date=2008-10-11|publisher=Sky News|accessdate=2008-10-12|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522023519/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Chechnya-Dozen-Killed-In-Earthquake-In-Russian-Region/Article/200810215118448?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_8&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15118448_Chechnya%3A_Dozen_Killed_In_Earthquake_In_Russian_Region |archivedate = May 22, 2011|url-status=dead}}

A magnitude 5.3 aftershock struck the region approximately 16 minutes after the initial quake.

{{Cite anss|Caucasus|2008a|usp000gjy6|title=M 5.3 – Caucasus Region, Russia}}