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Significant earthquakes on December 27th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.2
South Sandwich Islands region
1991·Great·10 km deep
6.9
48 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
1945·Major·55 km deep
6.8
131 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
1998·Major·144 km deep
6.7
136 km NNE of Calama, Chile
1967·Major·115 km deep
6.6
34 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
1959·Major·27 km deep
6.5
142 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
1967·Major·10 km deep
6.5
124 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
1985·Major·25 km deep
6.5
29 km E of Skýros, Greece
1981·Major·13 km deep