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M7.7 earthquake, China, 1988-11-06

MagnitudeM7.7mw

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)1988-11-06 13:03

Rank in 19882 / 122among M6+

Rank since 1900268 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

145 km NW of Jinghong, China · 22.79, 99.61

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1988 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.3M7.3

1976 M7.0M7.0

1950 M6.9M6.9

1941 M6.9M6.9

1976 M6.9M6.9

2011 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.8M6.8

1950 M6.7M6.7

1941 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1979-03-15	1979-03-15 12:52	33 km	124 km S of Jianshui, China
M6.3 1976-07-21	1976-07-21 15:10	9 km	147 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar
M6.2 1976-05-31	1976-05-31 05:08	14 km	Myanmar-China border region
M7.0 1976-05-29	1976-05-29 14:00	10 km	152 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar
M6.9 1976-05-29	1976-05-29 12:23	8 km	169 km SW of Dali, China
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
M6.0 1971-04-28	1971-04-28 15:32	10 km	22 km NE of Simao, China
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

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.