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M6.8 earthquake, Pakistan, 1931-08-24

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1931-08-24 21:35

Rank in 193121 / 124among M6+

Rank since 19002613 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

Pakistan · 29.71, 67.73

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1935 M7.6M7.6

1931 M7.2M7.2

1909 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.1M7.1

1928 M6.8M6.8

1931 M6.8M6.8

1975 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1928-10-15	1928-10-15 14:19	35 km	85 km NW of Chowki Jamali, Pakistan
M6.5 1928-09-01	1928-09-01 06:09	35 km	17 km NW of Zahir Pir, Pakistan
M6.3 1923-10-01	1923-10-01 08:16	15 km	30 km WSW of Rajanpur, Pakistan
M6.1 1920-02-27	1920-02-27 03:51	15 km	25 km SSE of Nushki, Pakistan
M6.5 1919-05-23	1919-05-23 06:11	15 km	61 km NW of Taunsa, Pakistan
M6.0 1914-05-21	1914-05-21 08:26	15 km	49 km NW of Khadan Khak, Pakistan
M7.2 1909-10-20	1909-10-20 23:41	15 km	58 km SW of Bhag, Pakistan

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.