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M8.3 earthquake, Mongolia Earthquake, 1905-07-23

MagnitudeM8.3mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1905-07-23 02:46

Rank in 19051 / 56among M6+

Rank since 190022 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×3,126approx.

The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake · 49.29, 96.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1905 M8.3M8.3

1905 M8.0M8.0

1903 M7.1M7.1

1905 M6.9M6.9

2012 M6.7M6.7

2011 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1905-07-14	1905-07-14 22:02	15 km	76 km W of Mörön, Mongolia
M6.9 1905-07-11	1905-07-11 08:39	15 km	80 km ESE of Kungurtug, Russia
M8.0 1905-07-09	1905-07-09 09:40	15 km	The 1905 Tsetserleg, Mongolia Earthquake
M7.1 1903-02-01	1903-02-01 09:34	–	Western Mongolia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.