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Significant earthquakes on August 28th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.5
South Sandwich Islands region
1933·Great·35 km deep
7.0
157 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan
1916·Major·15 km deep
7.0
21 km SE of Dārchulā, Nepal
1916·Major·20 km deep
6.9
north of Ascension Island
1992·Major·16 km deep
6.8
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1973·Major·33 km deep
6.8
8 km N of San Felipe Tílpam, Mexico
1973·Major·84 km deep
6.8
80 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico
1923·Major·10 km deep
6.7
31 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
1955·Major·45 km deep
6.6
95 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico
1995·Major·12 km deep
6.6
179 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1994·Major·19 km deep
6.6
Fiji region
1985·Major·625 km deep