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M7.0 earthquake, Turkmenistan, 2000-12-06

MagnitudeM7.0mwc
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Depth30 km
Time (UTC)2000-12-06 17:11
Rank in 200015 / 160among M6+
Rank since 19001548 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×32approx.

37 km E of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan · 39.57, 54.80

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.2 1989-09-171989-09-17 00:5351 km104 km W of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan
M6.5 1989-09-161989-09-16 02:0555 km103 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan
M6.5 1986-03-061986-03-06 00:0533 km105 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan
M6.4 1970-07-301970-07-30 00:5212 km52 km NE of Kalāleh, Iran
M7.0 1946-11-041946-11-04 21:4738 km40 km NE of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
M6.2 1938-02-141938-02-14 02:5415 km90 km NE of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan
M7.2 1929-05-011929-05-01 15:3710 km40 km SSE of Baharly, Turkmenistan

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.