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Significant earthquakes on December 16th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.9
125 km E of Baiyin, China
1920·Great·15 km deep
7.6
101 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
1910·Great·15 km deep
7.5
25 km S of Tetitlán, Mexico
1911·Great·30 km deep
7.2
18 km NNW of Yujing, Taiwan
1941·Great·15 km deep
7.1
The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake
1954·Great·12 km deep
7.0
15 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
1938·Great·100 km deep
6.9
The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake
1954·Major·12 km deep
6.6
139 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1985·Major·37 km deep
6.6
14 km NW of Nahr?n, Afghanistan
1982·Major·36 km deep
6.6
115 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
1938·Major·15 km deep
6.5
72 km E of Shikotan, Russia
1939·Major·60 km deep