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Significant earthquakes on May 23rd
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.9
32 km NW of Taunggyi, Myanmar
1912·Great·15 km deep
7.7
69 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
1938·Great·15 km deep
7.6
144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
1956·Great·419 km deep
7.1
41 km W of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
1938·Great·15 km deep
7.1
38 km E of Westport, New Zealand
1968·Great·23 km deep
7.0
41 km SSW of Heroica Guaymas, Mexico
1918·Great·10 km deep
6.8
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1995·Major·10 km deep
6.6
223 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
1923·Major·15 km deep
6.6
12 km ESE of Toyooka, Japan
1925·Major·15 km deep
6.5
64 km WNW of Carahue, Chile
1960·Major·20 km deep