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M6.7 earthquake, Kyrgyzstan, 2008-10-05

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)2008-10-05 15:52

Rank in 200827 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19003017 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

131 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan · 39.53, 73.82

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2008-10-05	2008-10-05 15:55	35 km	121 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M5.6 2008-10-05	2008-10-05 16:11	35 km	137 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1902 M7.7M7.7

1949 M7.5M7.5

1974 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.0M7.0

1955 M6.9M6.9

1908 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

1944 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2003-02-24	2003-02-24 02:03	11 km	107 km E of Kashgar, China
M6.2 1997-04-11	1997-04-11 05:34	15 km	82 km E of Kashgar, China
M6.0 1997-04-06	1997-04-06 04:36	33 km	87 km E of Kashgar, China
M6.3 1996-03-19	1996-03-19 15:00	28 km	83 km NE of Kashgar, China
M6.6 1992-08-19	1992-08-19 03:20	18 km	35 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan
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
M6.0 1990-04-17	1990-04-17 01:59	33 km	93 km W 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.