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Significant earthquakes on May 16th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
8.2
1968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
1968·Great·27 km deep
7.9
70 km S of Honchō, Japan
1968·Great·31 km deep
7.7
249 km E of Vao, New Caledonia
1995·Great·20 km deep
6.9
south of the Fiji Islands
1998·Major·586 km deep
6.8
92 km SSW of Luocheng, China
1936·Major·15 km deep
6.7
172 km ENE of Lashio, Myanmar
1941·Major·25 km deep
6.7
146 km E of Miyako, Japan
1968·Major·25 km deep
6.6
89 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
1993·Major·21 km deep
6.5
111 km E of Miyako, Japan
1968·Major·48 km deep