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M6.5 earthquake, India, 1937-08-31

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1937-08-31 14:15

Rank in 193727 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19004193 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

28 km SSW of Sarupathar, India · 25.96, 96.73

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1950 M8.6M8.6

1946 M7.6M7.6

1931 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.3M7.3

1908 M7.2M7.2

1946 M7.1M7.1

1976 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1970 M7.0M7.0

1976 M6.9M6.9

1930 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1936-02-21	1936-02-21 06:20	15 km	76 km NNW of Mogok, Myanmar
M6.3 1933-08-11	1933-08-11 08:54	10 km	106 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.1 1931-02-10	1931-02-10 01:22	15 km	64 km WSW of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M7.6 1931-01-27	1931-01-27 20:09	15 km	37 km S of Sarupathar, India
M6.3 1930-12-02	1930-12-02 07:01	35 km	113 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.0 1930-09-25	1930-09-25 18:33	35 km	Myanmar-China border region
M6.7 1930-09-21	1930-09-21 23:04	15 km	129 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.5 1930-04-28	1930-04-28 18:34	35 km	110 km E of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.2 1929-10-16	1929-10-16 20:27	15 km	88 km NE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.5 1914-03-28	1914-03-28 10:44	15 km	96 km SSW of Sarupathar, 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.