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Significant earthquakes on December 21st
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
8.1
1939 Sulawesi Earthquake
1939·Great·150 km deep
7.6
4 km WNW of Atenas, Costa Rica
1939·Great·25 km deep
7.3
34 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile
1967·Great·45 km deep
7.2
134 km E of Shikotan, Russia
1946·Great·20 km deep
7.1
112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
1985·Great·43 km deep
6.9
38 km SE of Suncho Corral, Argentina
1983·Major·602 km deep
6.8
33 km WSW of Yuxi, China
1913·Major·15 km deep
6.8
74 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
1990·Major·13 km deep
6.8
Volcano Islands, Japan region
1977·Major·33 km deep
6.8
The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake
1932·Major·10 km deep
6.8
123 km E of Shikotan, Russia
1946·Major·25 km deep
6.6
88 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
1917·Major·15 km deep