gy z stan , ▁and ▁M MI ▁II ▁in ▁Al mat y , ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁ ▁A ▁tr uck ▁driver ▁and ▁a ▁polic eman ▁were ▁killed ▁while ▁do z ens ▁more ▁were ▁injured ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁homes ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁The ▁ep ic entre ▁of ▁this ▁qu ake ▁was ▁approximately ▁ ▁distant ▁from ▁the ▁ep ic entre ▁of ▁the ▁M 7 . 3 ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁S are z ▁earth qu ake ▁which ▁formed ▁the ▁U so i ▁Dam ▁across ▁the ▁M urg hab ▁river . ▁ ▁T ect onic ▁setting ▁The ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁T aj ik istan ▁( the ▁Pam ir ▁Mountains ) ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁complex ▁zone ▁of ▁collision ▁between ▁the ▁Indian ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁Pl ate . ▁The ▁dominant ▁structures ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁are ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁thrust ▁fault s ▁and ▁sin ist ral ▁( left ▁later al ) ▁strike - s lip ▁fault s . ▁The ▁S are z – Kar ak ul ▁fault ▁zone ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁SW – NE ▁tr ending ▁sin ist ral ▁strike - s lip ▁fault ▁that ▁extends ▁from ▁south ▁of ▁S are z ▁Lake ▁to ▁north ▁of ▁Kar ak ul ▁lake . ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁earth qu ake ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁caused ▁by ▁movement ▁on ▁this ▁structure . ▁ ▁Earth qu ake ▁Based ▁on ▁observations ▁of ▁ground ▁ru pt ure ▁from ▁S AR ▁inter fer ometry , ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁ru pt ured ▁a ▁ 7