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Puzzle #100 was 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China.

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How it scored

Magnitude
M7.0 — major class
Magnitude type
mww — W-phase moment magnitude
Depth
18.0 km — shallow
Region
China and eastern Asia
Tsunami indicator
USGS tsunami indicator not set
Felt reports
4 DYFI reports
PAGER alert
orange PAGER alert
Tectonic plates
Eurasian Plate · Indian Plate
Tectonic context
Continental deformation in eastern Asia includes faults driven partly by the continuing India–Eurasia collision.

Also on the record

USGS reports magnitude M7.0. Which standard descriptive class contains it?
Major (M7.0–7.9)
The hypocentral depth is 18.0 km. Which depth band is it in?
Shallow (less than 70 km)
USGS locates the event at “191 km ENE of Nagqu, China”. Which broad authored region matches?
China and eastern Asia
What does the USGS tsunami indicator say for this event?
No — USGS did not set the event’s tsunami indicator; that is not a forecast.
Is this the largest earthquake in the supplied USGS week comparison?
Yes — it is the largest or tied for largest in the supplied week.

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