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M6.7 earthquake, Myanmar, 1930-09-21

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1930-09-21 23:04

Rank in 193014 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19003198 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

129 km ENE of Myitkyina, Myanmar · 25.83, 98.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 M7.6M7.6

1905 M7.3M7.3

1908 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.0M7.0

1976 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.8M6.8

1941 M6.7M6.7

1930 M6.7M6.7

1996 M6.6M6.6

1937 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.1 1925-10-15	1925-10-15 12:36	15 km	10 km WNW of Lijiang, China
M6.8 1925-03-16	1925-03-16 14:42	10 km	24 km NE of Dali, China
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
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.