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M6.8 earthquake, China, 1961-04-01

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1961-04-01 15:18

Rank in 196116 / 104among M6+

Rank since 19002576 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×14approx.

164 km ENE of Kashgar, China · 39.86, 77.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1902 M7.7M7.7

1961 M7.0M7.0

1985 M7.0M7.0

2024 M7.0M7.0

1955 M6.9M6.9

1944 M6.9M6.9

1961 M6.8M6.8

1919 M6.7M6.7

1915 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1959-11-15	1959-11-15 10:25	48 km	96 km SW of Kashgar, China
M6.1 1956-03-05	1956-03-05 07:12	15 km	83 km S of Shache, China
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 04:13	20 km	132 km WNW of Kashgar, China
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 03:40	20 km	114 km WNW of Kashgar, China
M6.1 1953-07-09	1953-07-09 19:02	10 km	southern Xinjiang, China
M6.9 1944-09-27	1944-09-27 16:25	20 km	113 km SW of Kashgar, China
M6.2 1927-04-30	1927-04-30 13:56	15 km	34 km NE of Shache, China
M6.1 1925-12-07	1925-12-07 08:34	15 km	105 km SSW of Shache, China
M6.7 1919-07-24	1919-07-24 02:03	20 km	33 km SW of Kashgar, China
M6.5 1915-12-17	1915-12-17 07:05	20 km	102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

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.