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M7.5 earthquake, Afghanistan, 1949-03-04

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth229 km

Time (UTC)1949-03-04 10:19

Rank in 19494 / 83among M6+

Rank since 1900448 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

35 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 36.56, 70.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1921 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.7M7.7

1949 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1949 M7.5M7.5

1965 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.4M7.4

1983 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

2002 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.2M7.2

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
M6.2 1943-09-24	1943-09-24 11:31	15 km	35 km NW of Gahkuch, Pakistan
M6.5 1941-04-20	1941-04-20 17:38	20 km	18 km NNE of Rasht, Tajikistan
M6.3 1935-10-08	1935-10-08 09:19	20 km	38 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan
M6.5 1934-08-31	1934-08-31 14:57	15 km	47 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan
M6.0 1934-07-22	1934-07-22 19:56	20 km	6 km NNW of Fayzabad, Afghanistan
M6.2 1924-09-16	1924-09-16 02:36	20 km	25 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan
M6.4 1922-12-17	1922-12-17 00:51	10 km	64 km NNW of Khorugh, Tajikistan
M7.8 1921-11-15	1921-11-15 20:36	240 km	71 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.6 1918-12-01	1918-12-01 02:35	20 km	107 km WNW of Murghob, 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.