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M6.5 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 1915-12-17

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1915-12-17 07:05

Rank in 191528 / 71among M6+

Rank since 19004168 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan · 41.70, 79.14

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M8.0M8.0

1978 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1938 M7.0M7.0

2024 M7.0M7.0

1961 M6.8M6.8

1915 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.0 1911-01-03	1911-01-03 23:25	20 km	The 1911 Kemin Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan
M6.0 1907-09-15	1907-09-15 19:13	15 km	95 km SE of Kadzhi-Say, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1906-11-12	1906-11-12 17:32	15 km	79 km W of Kuqa, China

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.