The Chuya earthquake blamed on the Ukok princess

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Altai on 27 September 2003; many local people said it was the princess's anger at being taken from her grave.

2003 CE · 49.99, 87.79 · status: legend

The sceptical view

The Altai is a seismically active collision zone; the quake has a well-understood tectonic cause.

Connections in the atlas

• The Princess of Ukok

Sources

1. Wikipedia: 2003 Altai earthquake
2. Wikipedia: Siberian Ice Maiden