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M7.0 earthquake, India, 1970-07-29

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth71 km

Time (UTC)1970-07-29 10:16

Rank in 197017 / 152among M6+

Rank since 19001458 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

61 km ESE of Tuensang, India · 26.00, 95.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.6M8.6

1946 M7.6M7.6

1931 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.3M7.3

1943 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.2M7.2

1946 M7.1M7.1

1991 M7.0M7.0

1970 M7.0M7.0

2016 M6.7M6.7

1964 M6.6M6.6

1906 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1964-10-21	1964-10-21 23:09	25 km	53 km N of Ziro, India
M6.1 1962-09-22	1962-09-22 06:51	25 km	17 km NE of Sarupathar, India
M6.3 1962-02-20	1962-02-20 22:02	35 km	22 km ESE of Sarupathar, India
M6.2 1957-07-01	1957-07-01 19:30	65 km	22 km SSW of Kakching, India
M6.4 1951-04-14	1951-04-14 23:40	15 km	57 km WSW of Shi Yomi, India
M6.3 1950-10-08	1950-10-08 04:50	25 km	3 km NE of Shi Yomi, India
M6.0 1950-10-03	1950-10-03 23:01	25 km	126 km NNE of Sarupathar, India
M6.2 1950-09-13	1950-09-13 11:07	25 km	14 km NNW of Ch?bua, India
M6.2 1950-08-26	1950-08-26 06:33	25 km	7 km NE of Mor?nha, India
M6.1 1950-08-22	1950-08-22 13:22	25 km	94 km NNE of Sarupathar, India

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.