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December 22, 1906

On December 22, 1906, an Mw  7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280.

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1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th…

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On December 22, 1906

  1. 1906 An Mw  7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280.

    Earthquake in China

    The 1906 Manasi earthquake (玛纳斯地震), also known as the Manas earthquake occurred in the morning of December 23, 1906, at 02:21 UTC+8:00 local time or December 22, 18:21 UTC. 3 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. The epicenter of this earthquake is located in Manas County, Xinjiang, China.

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