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M6.5 earthquake, Turkmenistan-Iran border, 1997-02-04

MagnitudeM6.5mwc
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Depth10 km
Time (UTC)1997-02-04 10:37
Rank in 199733 / 136among M6+
Rank since 19004474 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Turkmenistan-Iran border region · 37.66, 57.29

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.3 1985-10-291985-10-29 13:1353 km21 km SE of Qarn?b?d, Iran
M6.4 1970-07-301970-07-30 00:5212 km52 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran
M6.1 1950-05-091950-05-09 11:1615 km55 km NNE of Abadan, Turkmenistan
M7.2 1948-10-051948-10-05 20:1215 km14 km N of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
M6.5 1940-05-041940-05-04 21:0115 km57 km SW of Neysh?b?r, Iran
M7.2 1929-05-011929-05-01 15:3710 km40 km SSE of Baharly, Turkmenistan
M6.4 1923-09-171923-09-17 07:0915 km32 km WSW of Esfar?yen, Iran
M6.2 1918-03-241918-03-24 23:1515 km13 km S of Bardaskan, Iran

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.