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M6.5 earthquake, China, 1965-11-13

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth53 km

Time (UTC)1965-11-13 04:33

Rank in 196539 / 131among M6+

Rank since 19004243 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

14 km E of Ürümqi, China · 43.78, 87.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1944 M6.8M6.8

1906 M6.6M6.6

1922 M6.5M6.5

1965 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1953-11-29	1953-11-29 00:35	20 km	54 km SSE of Shihezi, China
M6.8 1944-03-09	1944-03-09 22:03	10 km	91 km E of Xinyuan, China
M6.0 1941-08-14	1941-08-14 09:38	15 km	95 km WNW of Shihezi, China
M6.2 1934-08-07	1934-08-07 11:50	15 km	53 km NE of Changji, China
M6.5 1922-09-29	1922-09-29 18:44	15 km	116 km E of Baluntaicun, China
M8.0 1906-12-22	1906-12-22 18:21	15 km	95 km WSW of Shihezi, China
M6.6 1906-03-02	1906-03-02 06:14	20 km	78 km ESE of Xinyuan, China

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.