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M7.0 earthquake, Mongolia, 1938-10-19

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1938-10-19 04:13

Rank in 193824 / 149among M6+

Rank since 19001688 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×28approx.

21 km NW of Ölgii, Mongolia · 49.08, 89.72

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 M7.9M7.9

2003 M7.3M7.3

1931 M7.2M7.2

1938 M7.0M7.0

2003 M6.7M6.7

1922 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1931-11-05	1931-11-05 12:19	10 km	146 km SE of Altay, China
M7.2 1931-08-18	1931-08-18 14:21	10 km	148 km ESE of Altay, China
M7.9 1931-08-10	1931-08-10 21:18	10 km	172 km SE of Altay, China
M6.7 1922-08-25	1922-08-25 19:29	10 km	42 km SE of Mugur-Aksy, Russia

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.