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M6.5 earthquake, China, 1990-04-26

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)1990-04-26 09:37

Rank in 199044 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19004404 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

153 km WSW of Xining, China · 35.99, 100.25

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1937 M7.8M7.8

1927 M7.7M7.7

1947 M7.6M7.6

2021 M7.3M7.3

1936 M6.8M6.8

1963 M6.7M6.7

2022 M6.6M6.6

1930 M6.5M6.5

1990 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1990-04-26	1990-04-26 09:37	10 km	148 km WSW of Xining, China
M6.0 1986-08-26	1986-08-26 09:43	8 km	102 km WSW of Wuwei, China
M6.0 1971-03-24	1971-03-24 13:54	10 km	271 km SW of Shaliuhe, China
M6.7 1963-04-19	1963-04-19 07:35	20 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M7.6 1947-03-17	1947-03-17 08:19	15 km	Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China
M7.8 1937-01-07	1937-01-07 13:20	15 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M6.8 1936-02-07	1936-02-07 08:56	15 km	24 km SSW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China
M6.5 1930-07-13	1930-07-13 19:27	10 km	200 km S of Jiuquan, China
M6.3 1928-03-07	1928-03-07 22:43	15 km	50 km SW of Wuwei, China
M7.7 1927-05-22	1927-05-22 22:32	15 km	31 km SSW of Wuwei, 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.