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M6.5 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 1943-04-05

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1943-04-05 01:56

Rank in 194336 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19003981 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

72 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan · 39.50, 73.12

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1902 M7.7M7.7

1946 M7.5M7.5

1949 M7.5M7.5

1974 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.2M7.2

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
M6.1 1942-01-18	1942-01-18 16:36	15 km	11 km ESE of Chust, Uzbekistan
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
M6.1 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
M6.2 1924-09-16	1924-09-16 02:36	20 km	25 km E of Rasht, Tajikistan
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
M6.4 1922-12-17	1922-12-17 00:51	10 km	64 km NNW of Khorugh, 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.