- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 27, 1976 CE
- Location:
- Afghanistan / Tajikistan, Khorog
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mb
- Depth:
- 190 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mb 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 1976 CE
- China, Ne: Tangshan · Mw 7.5 · 242,769 deaths
- Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Guatemala City · Ms 7.5 · 23,000 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: S · Mw 8 · 8,000 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.1 · 6,000 deaths
- Turkey, Muradiye · Mw 7 · 5,000 deaths
- Italy, Ne, Balkans Nw: Slovenia: Nw · Ms 6.5 · 978 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1976 CE Earthquake — Afghanistan / Tajikistan, Khorog happen?
- November 27, 1976 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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