M 6.9 earthquake – 76 km W of Mörön, Mongolia
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Local time: Jul 15, 1905 · 05:09 (UTC+7:07)
StrongShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.9moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 49.770, 99.12476 km from Mörön
- Energy released
- 338 kilotons of TNTabout 23 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 64 km
- Significance
- 724USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jul 11, 1905.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 338 kilotons of TNT, 708 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 Mongolia.
- 8.3 The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake Jul 23, 1905
- 7.9 The 1905 Tsetserleg, Mongolia Earthquake Jul 9, 1905
- 7.1 Western Mongolia Feb 1, 1903
- 6.9 33 km NE of Turt, Mongolia Apr 4, 1950
- 6.9 80 km ESE of Kungurtug, Russia Jul 11, 1905
- 6.7 29 km SSW of Turt, Mongolia Jan 11, 2021
- 6.4 64 km NE of Kungurtug, Russia Dec 27, 1991
- 6.2 126 km SE of Erzin, Russia Jul 23, 1905
In the week before
Earthquakes within 64 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.