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M7.0 earthquake, China, 1954-02-11

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1954-02-11 00:30

Rank in 19547 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19001646 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×30approx.

66 km E of Zhangye, China · 38.96, 101.22

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1927 M7.7M7.7

1954 M7.0M7.0

1954 M6.9M6.9

2022 M6.6M6.6

1930 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1930-07-13	1930-07-13 19:27	10 km	200 km S of Jiuquan, China
M6.3 1928-03-07	1928-03-07 22:43	15 km	50 km SW of Wuwei, China
M6.0 1927-05-23	1927-05-23 02:45	15 km	77 km SE of Wuwei, China
M7.7 1927-05-22	1927-05-22 22:32	15 km	31 km SSW of Wuwei, China
M6.2 1921-04-12	1921-04-12 09:36	15 km	75 km WNW of Xining, 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.