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Significant earthquakes on December 23rd
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.4
3 km W of Huixtepec, Mexico
1937·Great·25 km deep
7.2
205 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
1943·Great·35 km deep
7.0
153 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
1906·Great·15 km deep
7.0
94 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
1978·Great·33 km deep
6.9
Northwest Territories, Canada
1985·Major·6 km deep
6.8
81 km WSW of Calama, Chile
1916·Major·75 km deep
6.7
55 km SW of Shikotan, Russia
1907·Major·90 km deep
6.7
30 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia
1912·Major·35 km deep
6.6
74 km SE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
1966·Major·55 km deep
6.6
135 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
1906·Major·35 km deep
6.5
250 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
1948·Major·20 km deep