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M6.8 earthquake, China, 1995-07-11

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)1995-07-11 21:46

Rank in 199535 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19002385 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

158 km W of Jinghong, China · 21.97, 99.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1912 M7.9M7.9

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

1922 M6.7M6.7

1950 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1992-04-23	1992-04-23 15:32	10 km	126 km ESE of Lashio, Myanmar
M6.1 1992-04-23	1992-04-23 14:18	12 km	130 km ESE of Lashio, Myanmar
M6.1 1988-11-30	1988-11-30 08:13	14 km	126 km NW of Jinghong, China
M6.4 1988-11-06	1988-11-06 13:15	10 km	175 km E of Lashio, Myanmar
M7.7 1988-11-06	1988-11-06 13:03	18 km	145 km NW of Jinghong, China
M6.2 1979-03-15	1979-03-15 12:52	33 km	124 km S of Jianshui, China
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

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.