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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem899557
USGS iscgem899557

27 Sept 1944, 17:53

67 km NNE of Murghob, Tajikistan

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 67 km NNE of Murghob, Tajikistan?

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38.700000, 74.348000

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M 6.5

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M 6.47

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M 6.55

72 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan

M 6.6

35 km NE of Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan

M 6.4

118 km E of Kashgar, China

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899557
Coordinates
38.7, 74.348
Network
iscgem
Significance
650