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M7.5 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 1946-11-02

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1946-11-02 18:28

Rank in 19466 / 94among M6+

Rank since 1900416 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×204approx.

34 km N of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan · 41.80, 71.82

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.3M7.3

1978 M6.8M6.8

1924 M6.7M6.7

1992 M6.6M6.6

1943 M6.5M6.5

1924 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1944-03-15	1944-03-15 05:03	15 km	55 km ESE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan
M6.1 1943-06-02	1943-06-02 02:55	20 km	18 km SW of Daroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1943-04-05	1943-04-05 01:56	30 km	72 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M6.1 1942-01-18	1942-01-18 16:36	15 km	11 km ESE of Chust, Uzbekistan
M6.4 1937-12-18	1937-12-18 13:18	15 km	54 km SE of Zhabagly, Kazakhstan
M6.1 1932-10-29	1932-10-29 11:08	15 km	18 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M6.2 1927-08-12	1927-08-12 10:22	15 km	1 km ENE of To‘rqao‘rg‘on, Uzbekistan
M6.7 1924-07-12	1924-07-12 15:12	25 km	19 km SE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1924-07-06	1924-07-06 18:31	25 km	53 km S of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
M6.3 1907-09-15	1907-09-15 17:45	15 km	11 km NE 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.