Kazakhstan Natural Disaster Preparedness Plan.
United Nations Development Program.
Agency of Emergency Situations of Republic of Kazakhstan.
Basis.
Today, 27 cities and 400 settlements comprising more than 6 million people are exposed to the risk of significant earthquake in Kazakhstan.
There is a high possibility of an earthquake in the Zailisky Alatau region with a magnitude of 8 or higher on the Richter scale. Included in the area of the worst projected destruction is the city of Almaty with a population of 1.3 million.