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M6.7 earthquake, China, 1919-07-24

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1919-07-24 02:03

Rank in 191924 / 90among M6+

Rank since 19003189 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

33 km SW of Kashgar, China · 39.27, 75.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1902 M7.7M7.7

1974 M7.3M7.3

1911 M7.2M7.2

2015 M7.2M7.2

1961 M7.0M7.0

1985 M7.0M7.0

1955 M6.9M6.9

2023 M6.9M6.9

1944 M6.9M6.9

1978 M6.8M6.8

1961 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1918-12-01	1918-12-01 02:35	20 km	107 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan
M7.2 1911-02-18	1911-02-18 18:41	15 km	120 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
M6.1 1910-07-12	1910-07-12 07:36	15 km	94 km S of Shache, China
M7.7 1902-08-22	1902-08-22 03:00	30 km	About 50 km NNE of Kashgar, 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.