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M6.8 earthquake, Taiwan, 1994-09-16

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth13 km

Time (UTC)1994-09-16 06:20

Rank in 199423 / 158among M6+

Rank since 19002375 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

145 km SW of Magong, Taiwan · 22.53, 118.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1951 M7.8M7.8

1999 M7.7M7.7

1951 M7.5M7.5

1978 M7.4M7.4

1918 M7.4M7.4

1951 M7.3M7.3

1941 M7.2M7.2

1959 M7.2M7.2

1925 M7.1M7.1

1936 M7.1M7.1

2006 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.4 1978-07-23	1978-07-23 14:42	17 km	85 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.3 1972-09-22	1972-09-22 19:57	17 km	59 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.0 1972-01-28	1972-01-28 16:18	31 km	126 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.4 1972-01-08	1972-01-08 05:27	13 km	119 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.0 1971-10-30	1971-10-30 20:48	42 km	94 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.2 1970-11-14	1970-11-14 07:58	25 km	99 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.7 1968-02-26	1968-02-26 10:50	25 km	95 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan
M6.7 1965-05-17	1965-05-17 17:19	64 km	70 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.1 1965-04-26	1965-04-26 22:15	41 km	103 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.5 1964-01-18	1964-01-18 12:04	23 km	6 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan

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.