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M6.8 earthquake, China, 1933-09-25

MagnitudeM6.8mw
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Depth10 km
Time (UTC)1933-09-25 18:51
Rank in 193310 / 101among M6+
Rank since 19002172 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×17approx.

southern Xinjiang, China · 37.89, 86.95

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M7.3 1924-07-031924-07-03 04:4010 kmsouthern Xinjiang, China
M6.6 1922-10-161922-10-16 16:0110 kmsouthern Xinjiang, 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.