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Significant earthquakes on May 8th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.0
122 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
1946·Major·35 km deep
6.9
127 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
1913·Major·170 km deep
6.7
14 km N of San Luis de La Loma, Mexico
1933·Major·30 km deep
6.7
99 km SE of Senhora do Rosário, Portugal
1939·Major·10 km deep
6.6
21 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
1946·Major·25 km deep
6.6
southeast Indian Ridge
1938·Major·10 km deep
6.5
127 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
1990·Major·10 km deep
6.5
25 km SW of Shimoda, Japan
1974·Major·2 km deep