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Significant earthquakes on August 23rd
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.4
4 km NW of Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico
1965·Great·15 km deep
7.1
Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
1995·Great·595 km deep
7.0
19 km N of Nandayure, Costa Rica
1978·Great·56 km deep
7.0
66 km W of Kashgar, China
1985·Great·7 km deep
6.9
75 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
1936·Major·50 km deep
6.8
96 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
1918·Major·15 km deep
6.7
130 km SW of Corinto, Nicaragua
1998·Major·55 km deep
6.7
94 km NNW of Jiangyou, China
1976·Major·33 km deep
6.6
south of the Kermadec Islands
1986·Major·32 km deep
6.5
134 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
1971·Major·10 km deep
6.5
171 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
1927·Major·15 km deep