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M6.8 earthquake, China, 1936-02-07

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1936-02-07 08:56

Rank in 193618 / 105among M6+

Rank since 19002238 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

24 km SSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China · 35.39, 103.15

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M7.9M7.9

1927 M7.7M7.7

1920 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.8M6.8

2017 M6.5M6.5

1990 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1928-03-07	1928-03-07 22:43	15 km	50 km SW of Wuwei, China
M6.0 1927-05-23	1927-05-23 02:45	15 km	77 km SE of Wuwei, China
M7.7 1927-05-22	1927-05-22 22:32	15 km	31 km SSW of Wuwei, China
M6.2 1921-04-12	1921-04-12 09:36	15 km	75 km WNW of Xining, China
M7.0 1920-12-25	1920-12-25 11:33	15 km	139 km ENE of Baiyin, China
M7.9 1920-12-16	1920-12-16 12:05	15 km	125 km E of Baiyin, China

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.