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M6.5 earthquake, California Earthquake, 1922-03-10

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Time (UTC)1922-03-10 11:21

Rank in 192240 / 81among M6+

Rank since 19004176 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 35.75, -120.25

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1952 M7.5M7.5

2019 M7.1M7.1

1927 M6.9M6.9

1989 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.8M6.8

1994 M6.7M6.7

1983 M6.7M6.7

1971 M6.6M6.6

2003 M6.5M6.5

1922 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1911-07-01	1911-07-01 21:59	10 km	Near Morgan Hill, California
M6.0 1910-05-06	1910-05-06 16:40	–	Near Bishop, California
M6.0 1908-11-04	1908-11-04 08:37	–	Death Valley area, California
M6.1 1905-05-26	1905-05-26 02:50	–	Northwest of Huron, California
M6.2 1903-08-03	1903-08-03 06:49	–	Near San Jose, California
M6.1 1903-06-11	1903-06-11 13:12	–	Near San Jose, California
M6.4 1901-03-03	1901-03-03 07:45	–	1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake

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.