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Significant earthquakes on May 21st
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
8.1
4 km ESE of Cañete, Chile
1960·Great·25 km deep
7.5
262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
1962·Great·390 km deep
7.1
12 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador
1932·Great·15 km deep
6.9
31 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan
1929·Major·35 km deep
6.8
99 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
1997·Major·57 km deep
6.7
43 km ESE of Sijunjung, Indonesia
1967·Major·179 km deep
6.7
127 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
1998·Major·33 km deep
6.6
106 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
1991·Major·18 km deep
6.6
northern Qinghai, China
1962·Major·17 km deep
6.5
211 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
1921·Major·35 km deep
6.5
152 km SSW of Turpan, China
1992·Major·0 km deep
6.5
44 km ENE of Anito, Philippines
1921·Major·35 km deep