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M6.8 earthquake, China, 1944-10-17

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1944-10-17 18:36

Rank in 194419 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002554 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

212 km ENE of Burang, China · 31.25, 83.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1916 M7.0M7.0

1944 M6.8M6.8

1966 M6.7M6.7

2008 M6.7M6.7

1947 M6.7M6.7

1966 M6.6M6.6

1911 M6.5M6.5

1944 M6.5M6.5

1953 M6.5M6.5

1980 M6.5M6.5

1913 M6.5M6.5

1982 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1916-08-28	1916-08-28 06:39	20 km	21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal
M6.5 1913-03-06	1913-03-06 11:04	15 km	73 km E of Burang, China
M6.5 1911-10-14	1911-10-14 23:24	20 km	88 km ENE of Josh?math, 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.