The book describes the seismic past and present of the city of Almaty, located in one of the seismically dangerous zones of Central Asia. It provides a detailed description of the consequences of a series of powerful earthquakes in 1887, 1889 and 1911 in the city of Vernom (now Almaty). It briefly outlines the problem of earthquake prediction, the current seismic situation in the Almaty region, and the history of seismological observations. The book is intended for a wide range of readers.