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Significant earthquakes on December 22nd
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
8.0
95 km WSW of Shihezi, China
1906·Great·15 km deep
7.6
248 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
1991·Great·25 km deep
7.2
117 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
1997·Great·179 km deep
6.8
13 km W of Jacó, Costa Rica
1939·Major·25 km deep
6.7
41 km S of Luang Namtha, Laos
1925·Major·15 km deep
6.7
60 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
1934·Major·25 km deep
6.6
South Sandwich Islands region
1972·Major·22 km deep
6.5
131 km W of Iwanai, Japan
1996·Major·227 km deep
6.5
86 km S of Nikolski, Alaska
1962·Major·33 km deep