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M6.9 earthquake, China, 1976-05-29

MagnitudeM6.9ms

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)1976-05-29 12:23

Rank in 197615 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19001847 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

169 km SW of Dali, China · 24.57, 98.95

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1988 M7.7M7.7

1931 M7.6M7.6

1905 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.3M7.3

1976 M7.0M7.0

1941 M6.9M6.9

1976 M6.9M6.9

1925 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.8M6.8

1941 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.7M6.7

1930 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1973-08-16	1973-08-16 03:58	33 km	123 km NNE of Jinghong, China
M6.1 1971-09-14	1971-09-14 03:11	23 km	11 km NNW of Simao, China
M6.2 1971-05-30	1971-05-30 15:44	10 km	101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar)
M6.0 1971-04-28	1971-04-28 15:32	10 km	22 km NE of Simao, China
M6.1 1962-09-22	1962-09-22 06:51	25 km	17 km NE of Sarupathar, India
M6.3 1962-02-20	1962-02-20 22:02	35 km	22 km ESE of Sarupathar, India
M6.2 1952-12-08	1952-12-08 15:09	15 km	97 km NW of Jinghong, China
M6.7 1952-06-19	1952-06-19 12:12	10 km	104 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar
M6.4 1951-12-21	1951-12-21 08:37	28 km	38 km SSW of Lijiang, China
M6.1 1948-06-27	1948-06-27 00:08	25 km	72 km SSW of Lijiang, 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.