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M7.3 earthquake, Afghanistan, 1956-06-09

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1956-06-09 23:13

Rank in 19564 / 109among M6+

Rank since 1900807 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×80approx.

42 km NNW of B?my?n, Afghanistan · 35.16, 67.61

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1909 M7.7M7.7

2015 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.4M7.4

1956 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.1M7.1

1917 M7.1M7.1

1908 M7.0M7.0

1991 M6.9M6.9

1911 M6.8M6.8

1962 M6.7M6.7

1982 M6.6M6.6

1956 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1948-01-28	1948-01-28 15:51	35 km	19 km WSW of A?bak, Afghanistan
M7.1 1917-04-21	1917-04-21 00:49	200 km	55 km ESE of Farkhār, Afghanistan
M6.2 1916-04-21	1916-04-21 13:56	205 km	76 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan
M6.4 1911-01-01	1911-01-01 14:59	35 km	21 km WNW of Balkh, Afghanistan
M6.8 1911-01-01	1911-01-01 10:17	35 km	40 km SW of Qarchī Gak, Afghanistan
M7.7 1909-07-07	1909-07-07 21:37	200 km	52 km ESE of Farkhār, Afghanistan
M7.0 1908-10-24	1908-10-24 21:16	220 km	74 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan
M6.5 1908-03-12	1908-03-12 19:26	190 km	57 km NNW of Pārūn, Afghanistan
M7.1 1906-10-24	1906-10-24 14:43	35 km	24 km SSW of Tirmiz, Uzbekistan

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.