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M6.9 earthquake, China, 1976-08-16

MagnitudeM6.9ms

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Depth16 km

Time (UTC)1976-08-16 14:06

Rank in 197617 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19001849 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

121 km NNW of Jiangyou, China · 32.75, 104.16

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2008 M7.9M7.9

1933 M7.4M7.4

1976 M6.9M6.9

1976 M6.7M6.7

2013 M6.6M6.6

2017 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1973-08-11	1973-08-11 07:15	33 km	151 km NNW of Jiangyou, China
M6.3 1960-11-09	1960-11-09 10:43	25 km	146 km NW of Jiangyou, China
M6.2 1952-10-31	1952-10-31 23:51	15 km	Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China
M6.1 1938-03-14	1938-03-14 05:14	15 km	127 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
M6.2 1936-08-01	1936-08-01 06:24	15 km	61 km S of Tianshui, China
M7.4 1933-08-25	1933-08-25 07:50	15 km	101 km WNW of Jiangyou, 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.