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M7.6 earthquake, India, 1931-01-27

MagnitudeM7.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1931-01-27 20:09

Rank in 19317 / 124among M6+

Rank since 1900407 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×234approx.

37 km S of Sarupathar, India · 25.87, 96.76

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
M6.3 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
M7.2 1908-12-12	1908-12-12 12:54	15 km	64 km NNE of Sarupathar, India
M6.4 1906-08-31	1906-08-31 14:57	15 km	81 km NNE of Sarupathar, India
M6.5 1906-05-12	1906-05-12 05:48	35 km	10 km S of Mokokchūng, India
M7.3 1905-02-17	1905-02-17 11:41	15 km	62 km S of Bhamo, Myanmar

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.