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Significant earthquakes on February 16th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.0
Kuril Islands
1927·Great·15 km deep
6.9
24 km NNE of El Cardo, Peru
1979·Major·53 km deep
6.8
Reykjanes Ridge
1998·Major·10 km deep
6.7
123 km E of Namie, Japan
1996·Major·41 km deep
6.6
north of Ascension Island
1996·Major·11 km deep
6.6
22 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
1966·Major·41 km deep
6.5
Kuril Islands
1927·Major·15 km deep
6.5
east of the South Sandwich Islands
1925·Major·10 km deep
6.5
103 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
1939·Major·35 km deep