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M6.8 earthquake, China, 1974-05-10

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)1974-05-10 19:25

Rank in 197415 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19002292 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

72 km WSW of Xunchang, China · 28.24, 104.02

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1955 M7.1M7.1

1917 M7.0M7.0

1936 M6.8M6.8

1974 M6.8M6.8

1936 M6.7M6.7

1955 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.6M6.6

2022 M6.6M6.6

2013 M6.6M6.6

1976 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1966-02-05	1966-02-05 15:12	10 km	104 km NW of Qujing, China
M6.7 1955-09-23	1955-09-23 15:06	10 km	11 km SE of Dadukou, China
M7.1 1955-04-14	1955-04-14 01:29	10 km	19 km WSW of Kangding, China
M6.6 1952-09-30	1952-09-30 12:52	10 km	59 km N of Xichang, China
M6.1 1952-06-25	1952-06-25 23:19	10 km	29 km SE of Kangding, China
M6.1 1948-10-08	1948-10-08 19:02	35 km	35 km SSE of Zhaotong, China
M6.8 1936-05-16	1936-05-16 07:05	15 km	92 km SSW of Luocheng, China
M6.7 1936-04-26	1936-04-26 23:59	15 km	93 km SSW of Luocheng, China
M6.3 1935-12-18	1935-12-18 07:10	15 km	eastern Sichuan, China
M7.0 1917-07-30	1917-07-30 23:54	15 km	42 km W of Xunchang, 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.