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Significant earthquakes on January 4th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
8.2
The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
1907·Great·25 km deep
8.0
Tonga
1903·Great·400 km deep
7.5
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
1998·Great·101 km deep
7.1
22 km SSW of Yuxi, China
1970·Great·15 km deep
6.9
146 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
1972·Major·34 km deep
6.8
111 km SW of Adak, Alaska
1912·Major·35 km deep
6.5
118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
1990·Major·54 km deep
6.5
16 km ESE of Taichung, Taiwan
1917·Major·15 km deep