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M6.8 earthquake, India, 1991-10-19

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1991-10-19 21:23

Rank in 199124 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002361 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

32 km E of Uttark?shi, India · 30.78, 78.77

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1905 M7.9M7.9

1916 M7.0M7.0

1975 M6.8M6.8

1991 M6.8M6.8

1966 M6.7M6.7

1966 M6.6M6.6

1906 M6.6M6.6

1999 M6.6M6.6

1911 M6.5M6.5

1980 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1980-07-29	1980-07-29 14:58	18 km	40 km NNE of Dipayal, Nepal
M6.0 1975-01-19	1975-01-19 08:12	33 km	84 km NE of Sar?han, India
M6.8 1975-01-19	1975-01-19 08:02	33 km	120 km E of Man?li, India
M6.6 1966-06-27	1966-06-27 10:59	26 km	37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal
M6.0 1966-06-27	1966-06-27 10:41	29 km	28 km NNW of Dipayal, Nepal
M6.3 1966-03-06	1966-03-06 02:15	19 km	133 km NE of Joshīmath, India
M6.7 1966-03-06	1966-03-06 02:10	20 km	138 km NE of Josh?math, India
M6.1 1958-12-28	1958-12-28 05:34	15 km	15 km NE of B?geshwar, India
M6.2 1955-06-27	1955-06-27 10:14	15 km	109 km NE of Sar?han, India
M6.4 1945-06-04	1945-06-04 12:08	15 km	58 km NE of B?geshwar, 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.