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M6.6 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 1992-08-19

MagnitudeM6.6ms

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)1992-08-19 03:20

Rank in 199235 / 178among M6+

Rank since 19003546 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

35 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan · 42.10, 73.24

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M7.5M7.5

1974 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1938 M7.0M7.0

1955 M6.9M6.9

2008 M6.7M6.7

1924 M6.7M6.7

1992 M6.6M6.6

1943 M6.5M6.5

1924 M6.5M6.5

1963 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1992-08-19	1992-08-19 03:12	21 km	37 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan
M6.1 1992-08-19	1992-08-19 02:12	33 km	55 km ENE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan
M7.3 1992-08-19	1992-08-19 02:04	27 km	60 km ENE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan
M6.2 1992-05-15	1992-05-15 08:08	50 km	4 km WSW of Kochkor-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
M6.2 1983-02-13	1983-02-13 01:40	16 km	90 km NW of Kashgar, China
M6.1 1974-08-11	1974-08-11 21:21	9 km	117 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M7.3 1974-08-11	1974-08-11 01:13	9 km	134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1963-08-29	1963-08-29 08:53	15 km	144 km SSE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
M6.0 1959-10-24	1959-10-24 23:40	15 km	13 km NNE of G‘azalkent, Uzbekistan
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 04:13	20 km	132 km WNW of Kashgar, 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.