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M6.7 earthquake, China, 1955-09-23

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1955-09-23 15:06

Rank in 195519 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19002782 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

11 km SE of Dadukou, China · 26.47, 101.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1970 M7.1M7.1

1925 M6.8M6.8

1913 M6.8M6.8

1974 M6.8M6.8

1955 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.6M6.6

1996 M6.6M6.6

1976 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1955-06-07	1955-06-07 00:48	15 km	60 km WNW of Dadukou, China
M6.6 1952-09-30	1952-09-30 12:52	10 km	59 km N of Xichang, China
M6.4 1951-12-21	1951-12-21 08:37	28 km	38 km SSW of Lijiang, China
M6.1 1948-10-08	1948-10-08 19:02	35 km	35 km SSE of Zhaotong, China
M6.1 1948-06-27	1948-06-27 00:08	25 km	72 km SSW of Lijiang, China
M6.2 1934-01-12	1934-01-12 13:32	35 km	45 km SSW of Yuxi, China
M6.3 1933-06-07	1933-06-07 11:46	35 km	50 km NNW of Lijiang, China
M6.1 1925-10-15	1925-10-15 12:36	15 km	10 km WNW of Lijiang, China
M6.8 1925-03-16	1925-03-16 14:42	10 km	24 km NE of Dali, China
M6.8 1913-12-21	1913-12-21 15:37	15 km	33 km WSW of Yuxi, 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.