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M7.3 earthquake, China, 2021-05-21

MagnitudeM7.3mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2021-05-21 18:04

Rank in 20219 / 157among M6+

Rank since 1900779 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

Southern Qinghai, China · 34.60, 98.25

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2021-05-21	2021-05-21 18:12	10 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M5.5 2021-05-21	2021-05-21 18:13	10 km	189 km W of Oula Xiuma, China

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1937 M7.8M7.8

1947 M7.6M7.6

2021 M7.3M7.3

2010 M6.9M6.9

1963 M6.7M6.7

1990 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2010-04-14	2010-04-14 01:25	8 km	239 km NNW of Qamdo, China
M6.9 2010-04-13	2010-04-13 23:49	17 km	233 km NNW of Qamdo, China
M6.1 2000-09-12	2000-09-12 00:27	10 km	257 km WSW of Xining, China
M6.3 1990-04-26	1990-04-26 09:37	10 km	141 km WSW of Xining, China
M6.5 1990-04-26	1990-04-26 09:37	8 km	153 km WSW of Xining, China
M6.3 1990-04-26	1990-04-26 09:37	10 km	148 km WSW of Xining, China
M6.0 1971-03-24	1971-03-24 13:54	10 km	271 km SW of Shaliuhe, China
M6.7 1963-04-19	1963-04-19 07:35	20 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M7.6 1947-03-17	1947-03-17 08:19	15 km	Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China
M7.8 1937-01-07	1937-01-07 13:20	15 km	Southern Qinghai, 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.