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M6.9 earthquake, Nepal, 1936-05-27

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1936-05-27 06:19

Rank in 193613 / 105among M6+

Rank since 19002079 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×20approx.

28 km WNW of B?glung, Nepal · 28.38, 83.32

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2015 M7.8M7.8

2015 M7.3M7.3

1916 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.7M6.7

2008 M6.7M6.7

1966 M6.6M6.6

2015 M6.6M6.6

1944 M6.5M6.5

1980 M6.5M6.5

1913 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1918-11-29	1918-11-29 10:41	15 km	26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal
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

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.