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M7.3 earthquake, India, 1988-08-06

MagnitudeM7.3mw

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Depth90 km

Time (UTC)1988-08-06 00:36

Rank in 19885 / 122among M6+

Rank since 1900734 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

85 km SE of Phek, India · 25.15, 95.13

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M7.6M7.6

1931 M7.6M7.6

1988 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.3M7.3

1943 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.2M7.2

1946 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1970 M7.0M7.0

2016 M6.9M6.9

2012 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1987-05-18	1987-05-18 01:53	50 km	45 km SSE of Koh?ma, India
M6.0 1984-12-30	1984-12-30 23:33	23 km	20 km SW of Lakhipur, India
M6.0 1984-05-06	1984-05-06 15:19	33 km	15 km SW of Chur?ch?ndpur, India
M6.4 1976-08-12	1976-08-12 23:26	27 km	58 km NNE of Sarupathar, India
M6.2 1971-05-30	1971-05-30 15:44	10 km	101 km W of Myitkyina, Burma (Myanmar)
M7.0 1970-07-29	1970-07-29 10:16	71 km	61 km ESE of Tuensang, India
M6.3 1969-10-17	1969-10-17 01:25	135 km	70 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
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
M6.0 1958-03-22	1958-03-22 10:11	50 km	59 km WSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar

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.