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M6.6 earthquake, China, 1962-05-21

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)1962-05-21 12:02

Rank in 196221 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19003427 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

northern Qinghai, China · 36.93, 95.92

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1932 M7.8M7.8

1937 M7.8M7.8

1963 M6.7M6.7

1962 M6.6M6.6

1930 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1952-10-05	1952-10-05 22:04	15 km	northern Qinghai, China
M6.2 1951-12-26	1951-12-26 16:30	15 km	193 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China
M6.2 1941-04-19	1941-04-19 07:53	15 km	106 km SSW of Laojunmiao, China
M7.8 1937-01-07	1937-01-07 13:20	15 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M7.8 1932-12-25	1932-12-25 02:04	15 km	108 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China
M6.5 1930-07-13	1930-07-13 19:27	10 km	200 km S of Jiuquan, China
M6.2 1927-03-15	1927-03-15 21:48	15 km	161 km S of Laojunmiao, China
M6.1 1918-02-04	1918-02-04 17:54	15 km	northern Qinghai, China
M6.1 1917-09-04	1917-09-04 16:42	15 km	281 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China

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.