Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Gorno-Badakhshan, 353 km east of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Sunday, 6 March 1955 at 20:55 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 125 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 124.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.096°N / 72.784°E
(Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)Nearby towns and cities:
104 km (65 mi) W of Murghab (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) ENE of Khorugh (Nohijai Şuƣnon) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) NNE of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
264 km (164 mi) E of Kŭlob (Khatlon) (pop: 78,800) --> See nearby quakes!
276 km (171 mi) ENE of Chubek (Hamadoni, Khatlon) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) E of Hulbuk (Khatlon) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) SE of Isfara (Sughd) (pop: 37,700) --> See nearby quakes!
318 km (197 mi) SE of Konibodom (Sughd) (pop: 50,400) --> See nearby quakes!
353 km (219 mi) E of Dushanbe (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
365 km (227 mi) SE of Khujand (Sughd) (pop: 144,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 125 km | Tajikistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake Gorno-Badakhshan, 353 km east of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 6 March 1955 20:55 GMT
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