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M6.9 earthquake, Myanmar, 1941-12-26

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1941-12-26 14:48

Rank in 194114 / 102among M6+

Rank since 19001752 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×24approx.

80 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar · 22.35, 99.81

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1988 M7.7M7.7

1923 M7.3M7.3

1976 M7.0M7.0

1950 M6.9M6.9

1941 M6.9M6.9

1976 M6.9M6.9

2011 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.8M6.8

1950 M6.7M6.7

1941 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.7M6.7

1925 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1941-05-16	1941-05-16 07:14	25 km	172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar
M6.2 1938-05-14	1938-05-14 12:03	15 km	139 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar
M6.7 1925-12-22	1925-12-22 05:05	15 km	41 km S of Luang Namtha, Laos
M6.2 1923-07-01	1923-07-01 07:55	35 km	31 km SSE of Jinghong, China
M7.3 1923-06-22	1923-06-22 06:44	25 km	99 km E of Lashio, Myanmar

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.