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M7.4 earthquake, Afghanistan, 2002-03-03

MagnitudeM7.4mwc

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Depth226 km

Time (UTC)2002-03-03 12:08

Rank in 20027 / 139among M6+

Rank since 1900600 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×126approx.

51 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan · 36.50, 70.48

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

None

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

1956 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2002-03-03	2002-03-03 12:08	209 km	54 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan
M6.2 2002-01-03	2002-01-03 07:05	129 km	77 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan
M6.1 2001-11-23	2001-11-23 20:43	106 km	32 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.2 2001-02-25	2001-02-25 02:21	202 km	49 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.3 2000-07-17	2000-07-17 22:53	141 km	65 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.3 2000-05-12	2000-05-12 23:10	108 km	66 km NNW of P?r?n, Afghanistan
M6.0 2000-01-19	2000-01-19 07:09	207 km	51 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan
M6.5 1999-11-08	1999-11-08 16:45	228 km	31 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.0 1999-02-11	1999-02-11 14:08	33 km	27 km WNW of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan
M6.6 1998-05-30	1998-05-30 06:22	33 km	24 km E of Rust?q, 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.