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M7.1 earthquake, China, 1955-04-14

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1955-04-14 01:29

Rank in 19556 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19001277 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×43approx.

19 km WSW of Kangding, China · 29.96, 101.76

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2008 M7.9M7.9

1973 M7.4M7.4

1933 M7.4M7.4

1948 M7.3M7.3

1904 M7.1M7.1

1955 M7.1M7.1

1923 M7.0M7.0

1917 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.8M6.8

1908 M6.8M6.8

1974 M6.8M6.8

1981 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1952-09-30	1952-09-30 12:52	10 km	59 km N of Xichang, China
M6.1 1952-06-25	1952-06-25 23:19	10 km	29 km SE of Kangding, China
M7.3 1948-05-25	1948-05-25 07:11	55 km	151 km W of Kangding, China
M6.1 1938-03-14	1938-03-14 05:14	15 km	127 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
M6.8 1936-05-16	1936-05-16 07:05	15 km	92 km SSW of Luocheng, China
M6.7 1936-04-26	1936-04-26 23:59	15 km	93 km SSW of Luocheng, China
M6.3 1935-12-18	1935-12-18 07:10	15 km	eastern Sichuan, China
M7.4 1933-08-25	1933-08-25 07:50	15 km	101 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
M6.3 1923-10-20	1923-10-20 03:18	15 km	177 km WNW of Kangding, China
M7.0 1923-03-24	1923-03-24 12:40	15 km	184 km NW of Kangding, 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.