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M6.9 earthquake, China, 1969-07-18

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)1969-07-18 05:24

Rank in 196918 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19001838 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

106 km NW of Longgang, China · 38.37, 119.52

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1976 M7.5M7.5

1976 M7.4M7.4

1969 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1967-03-27	1967-03-27 08:58	28 km	28 km NW of Cangzhou, China
M6.2 1948-05-23	1948-05-23 09:13	35 km	24 km NNW of Weihai, China
M6.3 1945-10-02	1945-10-02 00:37	15 km	35 km SSE of Pulandian, China
M6.3 1945-09-23	1945-09-23 15:34	35 km	27 km SW of Changli, China
M6.0 1940-08-05	1940-08-05 09:55	15 km	58 km SSW of Yingkou, China
M6.2 1907-01-10	1907-01-10 05:41	10 km	5 km ESE of Laizhou, 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.