List of impact craters in Asia

This List of impact craters in Asia includes all confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.

Name Location Diameter Age (years) Coordinates
Beyenchime-Salaatin Russia 8 km 40 ± 20 million
Bigach Kazakhstan 8 km 5 ± 3 million
Chiyli Kazakhstan 5.5 km 46 ± 7 million
Chukcha Russia 6 km < 70 million
El'gygytgyn Russia 18 km 3.5 ± 0.5 million
Kara Russia 65 km 70.3 ± 2.2 million
Karakul Tajikistan 52 km < 5 million
Logancha Russia 20 km 40 ± 20 million
Lonar Buldhana, India 1.83 km 52,000 ± 6,000
Macha Russia 0.3 km < 7000
Popigai Siberia, Russia 100 km 35.7 ± 0.2 million
Ragozinka Russia 9 km 46 ± 3 million
Shunak Kazakhstan 2.8 km 45 ± 10 million
Sikhote-Alin Primorsky Krai, Russia 0.026 km (largest) 65
Sobolev Russia 0.053 km < 1000
Tabun-Khara-Obo Mongolia 1.3 km 150 ± 20 million
Wabar Saudi Arabia 0.116 km 148
Zhamanshin Kazakhstan 14 km 900,000 ± 100,000

Unconfirmed impact craters

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly-discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.

Name Location Diameter Age Coordinates
Shiva Indian Ocean west of India 600 x 400 km 65 million
Jabal Waqf es Swwan Jordan 5.5 km Cenozoic?
Ramgarh Rajasthan, India 3 km Unknown
Cheko Siberia, Russia ~500 m Possibly 100

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