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M6.8 earthquake, India, 1983-01-24

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth78 km

Time (UTC)1983-01-24 23:09

Rank in 198321 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002320 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

166 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India · 12.94, 93.58

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

2009 M7.5M7.5

1983 M6.8M6.8

2008 M6.6M6.6

2010 M6.6M6.6

2002 M6.5M6.5

2010 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1974-02-16	1974-02-16 01:53	33 km	48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.0 1974-02-16	1974-02-16 01:51	25 km	50 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.3 1971-03-28	1971-03-28 08:23	16 km	253 km E of Port Blair, India
M6.4 1964-07-28	1964-07-28 21:38	13 km	230 km W of Dawei, Burma (Myanmar)
M6.2 1962-11-16	1962-11-16 21:10	27 km	179 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.3 1957-06-18	1957-06-18 14:48	35 km	229 km S of Pyapon, Myanmar
M6.1 1957-06-18	1957-06-18 02:12	45 km	227 km S of Pyapon, Myanmar
M6.2 1945-08-08	1945-08-08 09:53	20 km	53 km W of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.1 1944-07-27	1944-07-27 08:18	35 km	68 km N of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.0 1941-06-27	1941-06-27 08:32	35 km	114 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India

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.