Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Gorno-Badakhshan, 408 km east of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Tuesday, 2 February 1965 at 15:56 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.523°N / 73.251°E
(Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan)Nearby towns and cities:
96 km (59 mi) SW of Murghab (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) NE of Khandūd (Badakhshan, Afghanistan) (pop: 5,520) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) E of Khorugh (Nohijai Şuƣnon) (pop: 30,000) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) ENE of Ishqoshim (Ishkoshim) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
241 km (149 mi) ENE of Fayzabad (Badakhshan, Afghanistan) (pop: 44,400) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) E of Kŭlob (Khatlon) (pop: 78,800) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) E of Hulbuk (Khatlon) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
395 km (246 mi) E of Kurgan-Tyube (Khatlon) (pop: 65,000) --> See nearby quakes!
408 km (253 mi) ESE of Dushanbe (pop: 679,400) --> See nearby quakes!
439 km (273 mi) SE of Khujand (Sughd) (pop: 144,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 15 km | Tajikistan | USGS |
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