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Significant earthquakes on October 16th
M6.5+ events from the USGS catalog (1900–present).
7.4
69 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico
1907·Great·15 km deep
7.4
54 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
1987·Great·48 km deep
7.2
135 km W of Valparaíso, Chile
1981·Great·33 km deep
7.1
Central Alaska
1947·Great·26 km deep
6.9
Reykjanes Ridge
1974·Major·33 km deep
6.7
Kuril Islands
1994·Major·117 km deep
6.6
southern Xinjiang, China
1922·Major·10 km deep
6.6
72 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
1932·Major·25 km deep
6.5
231 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
1983·Major·40 km deep