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Significant earthquakes on August 22nd
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.7
About 50 km NNE of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
1902
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Great
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30 km deep
7.1
51 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
1936
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Great
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15 km deep
7.0
203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska
1940
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Major
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15 km deep
6.7
South Sandwich Islands region
1967
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Major
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18 km deep
6.5
Bristol Bay, Alaska
1907
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Major
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120 km deep