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M7.3 earthquake, India, 1947-07-29

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1947-07-29 13:43

Rank in 19478 / 83among M6+

Rank since 1900699 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

73 km W of Shi Yomi, India · 28.48, 93.63

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.6M8.6

1947 M7.3M7.3

1943 M7.2M7.2

1964 M6.6M6.6

1915 M6.6M6.6

1906 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1943-10-23	1943-10-23 17:23	15 km	13 km W of Dergaon, India
M6.0 1941-01-27	1941-01-27 02:30	15 km	23 km WSW of Udalguri, India
M6.4 1941-01-21	1941-01-21 12:41	15 km	29 km SE of Trashigang, Bhutan
M6.2 1940-09-03	1940-09-03 14:40	15 km	100 km NE of Dêqên, China
M6.3 1938-11-21	1938-11-21 01:11	15 km	167 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India
M6.6 1915-12-03	1915-12-03 02:39	15 km	34 km NNW of Tawang, India
M6.5 1906-05-12	1906-05-12 05:48	35 km	10 km S of Mokokchūng, India

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.