Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 82 km northwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, on Wednesday, 16 October 1963 at 15:43 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 35 km depth
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.722°N / 73.337°E
(Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)Nearby towns and cities:
82 km (51 mi) NW of Murghab (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) SSE of Osh (Kyrgyzstan) (pop: 200,000) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) NE of Khorugh (Nohijai Şuƣnon) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
228 km (142 mi) SE of Fergana (Uzbekistan) (pop: 164,300) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) SE of Margilan (Fergana, Uzbekistan) (pop: 133,500) --> See nearby quakes!
269 km (167 mi) NNE of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) ESE of Isfara (Sughd) (pop: 37,700) --> See nearby quakes!
323 km (201 mi) ENE of Kŭlob (Khatlon) (pop: 78,800) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (226 mi) ESE of Khujand (Sughd) (pop: 144,900) --> See nearby quakes!
397 km (246 mi) E of Dushanbe (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.5 | 35 km | Tajikistan | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake 82 km northwest of Murghab, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, 16 October 1963 15:43 GMT
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