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M6.5 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 1963-08-29

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1963-08-29 08:53

Rank in 196344 / 129among M6+

Rank since 19004234 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

144 km SSE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan · 39.68, 74.25

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1902 M7.7M7.7

1949 M7.5M7.5

1974 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.2M7.2

1961 M7.0M7.0

1985 M7.0M7.0

1955 M6.9M6.9

1908 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1961-04-13	1961-04-13 16:34	35 km	151 km ENE of Kashgar, China
M6.1 1959-11-15	1959-11-15 10:25	48 km	96 km SW of Kashgar, China
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 04:13	20 km	132 km WNW of Kashgar, China
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 03:40	20 km	114 km WNW of Kashgar, China
M6.3 1955-03-06	1955-03-06 20:55	125 km	104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
M6.1 1951-04-14	1951-04-14 04:10	15 km	17 km SSE of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.0 1949-07-19	1949-07-19 17:42	20 km	40 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.8 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 16:24	20 km	40 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.6 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 15:49	20 km	28 km SW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.1 1949-07-10	1949-07-10 15:19	20 km	46 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan

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.