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M7.1 earthquake, Owen Fracture Zone, 1954-03-31

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1954-03-31 18:25

Rank in 19545 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19001122 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

Owen Fracture Zone region · 12.19, 58.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1954 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1983 M6.7M6.7

1908 M6.7M6.7

1986 M6.5M6.5

1995 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1946-11-17	1946-11-17 22:24	15 km	Carlsberg Ridge
M6.7 1908-12-18	1908-12-18 15:35	10 km	170 km E of Hadibu, Yemen
M7.0 1904-10-03	1904-10-03 03:04	10 km	Carlsberg Ridge

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.