M 6.5 earthquake – 73 km E of Burang, China
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Local time: Mar 6, 1913 · 16:45 (UTC+5:41)
StrongShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.5moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 30.201, 81.929139 km from Dārchulā
- Energy released
- 85 kilotons of TNTabout 5.7 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 37 km
- Significance
- 650USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 14, 1911.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 85 kilotons of TNT, 178 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Nepal.
- 7.0 21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal Aug 28, 1916
- 6.9 30 km WNW of Bāgluṅ, Nepal May 27, 1936
- 6.8 212 km ENE of Burang, China Oct 17, 1944
- 6.7 221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal Aug 25, 2008
- 6.7 115 km SSE of Gar, China Mar 6, 1966
- 6.6 37 km ESE of Dārchulā, Nepal Jun 27, 1966
- 6.6 68 km ENE of Srīnagar, India Mar 28, 1999
- 6.6 131 km N of Dārchulā, Nepal Oct 14, 1911