Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Depth 10 km Strikes Eastern Kazakhstan on 17th February 2026

East Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupies the easternmost part of Kazakhstan, and includes parts of the Irtysh River, Lake Markakol, and Lake Zaysan. Its administrative center is Öskemen (also known as Ust’-Kamenogorsk). The region borders Altai Krai and Altai republic in Russia in the north and northeast and the People’s Republic of China, via Xinjiang, in the south and southeast. The easternmost point of the Oblast is within about 55 kilometres of the westernmost tip of Mongolia; however, Kazakhstan and Mongolia do not share a common border, as the two countries are separated by a small part of the China–Russia border with easternmost point of Kazakhstan and Mongolian Friendship peak being only 37 kilometers apart.


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