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Significant earthquakes on August 5th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.4
Fiji region
1996·Great·550 km deep
7.1
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1971·Great·10 km deep
7.0
121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia
1969·Great·28 km deep
7.0
207 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
1982·Great·31 km deep
7.0
114 km E of Namie, Japan
1927·Great·35 km deep
6.8
31 km SW of Yawatahama, Japan
1968·Major·44 km deep
6.8
16 km SW of Pasni, Pakistan
1947·Major·15 km deep
6.8
56 km SSE of Castlepoint, New Zealand
1917·Major·15 km deep
6.7
104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
1996·Major·41 km deep
6.6
97 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile
1907·Major·15 km deep
6.5
Izu Islands, Japan region
1990·Major·496 km deep