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M6.5 earthquake, Afghanistan, 1997-05-13

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth196 km

Time (UTC)1997-05-13 14:13

Rank in 199737 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19004478 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 36.41, 70.94

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1921 M7.8M7.8

1909 M7.7M7.7

1949 M7.5M7.5

2015 M7.5M7.5

1965 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.4M7.4

1983 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.4M7.4

2002 M7.4M7.4

1911 M7.2M7.2

1902 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1995-10-18	1995-10-18 09:30	223 km	49 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan
M6.0 1994-10-25	1994-10-25 00:54	239 km	57 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.3 1994-06-30	1994-06-30 09:23	227 km	Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region
M6.3 1993-09-18	1993-09-18 05:02	113 km	29 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.0 1993-09-04	1993-09-04 11:38	194 km	48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M7.0 1993-08-09	1993-08-09 12:42	214 km	53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.4 1993-08-09	1993-08-09 11:38	204 km	48 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.7 1991-07-14	1991-07-14 09:09	213 km	53 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.9 1991-01-31	1991-01-31 23:03	142 km	77 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan
M6.4 1990-07-13	1990-07-13 14:20	217 km	50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

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.