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M6.9 earthquake, Taiwan, 2006-12-26

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2006-12-26 12:34

Rank in 200613 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19001950 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

26 km W of Hengchun, Taiwan · 21.97, 120.49

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2006-12-26	2006-12-26 12:40	10 km	42 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M5.6 2006-12-27	2006-12-27 02:30	10 km	27 km W of Hengchun, Taiwan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.2M8.2

1951 M7.8M7.8

1999 M7.7M7.7

1951 M7.5M7.5

1919 M7.4M7.4

1978 M7.4M7.4

1986 M7.4M7.4

2024 M7.4M7.4

1951 M7.3M7.3

1972 M7.3M7.3

1951 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 2006-12-26	2006-12-26 12:26	10 km	30 km SW of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.3 2006-10-09	2006-10-09 10:01	14 km	167 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.1 2006-04-01	2006-04-01 10:02	9 km	88 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.2 2004-05-19	2004-05-19 07:04	20 km	107 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.8 2003-12-10	2003-12-10 04:38	10 km	92 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.0 2003-06-10	2003-06-10 08:40	44 km	50 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 2002-05-28	2002-05-28 16:45	33 km	67 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.4 2000-07-16	2000-07-16 03:21	33 km	22 km SSE of Basco, Philippines
M6.4 2000-06-10	2000-06-10 18:23	33 km	29 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan
M6.3 1999-11-01	1999-11-01 17:53	33 km	66 km S of Hualien City, 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.