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M6.5 earthquake, Myanmar, 1929-08-08

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1929-08-08 12:57

Rank in 192930 / 125among M6+

Rank since 19004043 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

56 km SSW of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar · 19.30, 95.86

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1912 M7.9M7.9

1930 M7.5M7.5

1930 M7.4M7.4

2016 M6.8M6.8

1922 M6.7M6.7

2025 M6.7M6.7

1906 M6.7M6.7

2003 M6.6M6.6

1929 M6.5M6.5

1975 M6.5M6.5

1994 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1922-05-02	1922-05-02 11:10	35 km	79 km NNW of Pai, Thailand
M7.9 1912-05-23	1912-05-23 02:24	15 km	32 km NW of Taunggyi, Myanmar
M6.7 1906-06-24	1906-06-24 11:18	35 km	36 km NE of Magway, 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.