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M7.1 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 1978-03-24

MagnitudeM7.1ms

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1978-03-24 21:05

Rank in 19788 / 90among M6+

Rank since 19001146 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

23 km ENE of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan · 42.84, 78.61

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M8.0M8.0

1978 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.0M7.0

2024 M7.0M7.0

1915 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1972-01-15	1972-01-15 20:21	14 km	38 km NNW of Tumxuk, China
M6.1 1971-03-23	1971-03-23 09:52	10 km	92 km WNW of Aksu, China
M6.3 1970-06-05	1970-06-05 04:53	20 km	13 km E of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
M6.1 1969-02-11	1969-02-11 22:08	16 km	90 km WNW of Aksu, China
M6.0 1959-11-30	1959-11-30 11:13	35 km	50 km NNW of Huocheng, China
M6.4 1958-12-21	1958-12-21 05:46	20 km	60 km N of Huocheng, China
M6.3 1947-08-24	1947-08-24 11:37	35 km	87 km N of Aral, China
M7.0 1938-06-20	1938-06-20 23:50	15 km	22 km ESE of Kemin, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1915-12-17	1915-12-17 07:05	20 km	102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
M8.0 1911-01-03	1911-01-03 23:25	20 km	The 1911 Kemin Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan

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.