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M6.5 earthquake, Azerbaijan, 1986-03-06

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1986-03-06 00:05

Rank in 198628 / 138among M6+

Rank since 19004359 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

105 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan · 40.37, 51.55

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M7.0M7.0

2000 M7.0M7.0

2000 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.5M6.5

1989 M6.5M6.5

1986 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1946-11-04	1946-11-04 21:47	38 km	40 km NE of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
M6.2 1938-02-14	1938-02-14 02:54	15 km	90 km NE of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan
M6.0 1924-02-19	1924-02-19 06:59	35 km	15 km NE of Prishibinskoye, Azerbaijan

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.