The 1985 Wuqia earthquake occurred on August 23, 1985, at 20:42 local time (12:42 UTC) near the border of Wuqia County and Shufu County, Xinjiang, China. It had a magnitude of 7.4 and caused 71 deaths, 162 injuries, and left 15,000 homeless, as well as destroying 85% of buildings and highways. The source of this earthquake is the Kazkeaerte Fault (å¡堹å Âé¿å°Âç¹æÂÂè£Â). The earthquake could be felt throughout much of the Fergana Basin, USSR, as well as in Pakistan.
The slipping of the earth during this earthquake caused a deformation zone along the Kezilesu River valley stretching long and wide. The zone is made up of smaller faults, fissures, and pressure ridges.