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Significant earthquakes on August 8th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.8
32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam
1993·Great·59 km deep
7.2
68 km SSE of Arica, Chile
1987·Great·70 km deep
7.0
24 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
1946·Major·15 km deep
6.9
144 km SE of Waipawa, New Zealand
1904·Major·30 km deep
6.7
67 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
1991·Major·12 km deep
6.7
95 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
1918·Major·35 km deep
6.6
168 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
1997·Major·10 km deep
6.6
Banda Sea
1969·Major·176 km deep
6.5
56 km SSW of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
1929·Major·15 km deep