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Sequence · 2014-02-12

M 6.9 · Observed seismic cluster · 272 km ESE of Hotan, China

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster11
M6+1
Analysis radius324 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 5.7
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours10
Within first 7 days11
Observed duration3.1 d
Gap from reference eventM 1.2
0 h3.1 d
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Main-event impact

2 Felt reports · PAGER YELLOW · Shallow

60/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.9272 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 09:19:49 UTCView event →
M 5.7267 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 09:24:43 UTCView event →
M 4.6258 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 09:36:12 UTCView event →
M 4.9260 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 10:00:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5261 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 11:14:19 UTCView event →
M 4.5284 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 12:26:43 UTCView event →
M 4.5258 km ESE of Hotan, China17.9 km2014-02-12 18:00:08 UTCView event →
M 4.6246 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 19:09:24 UTCView event →
M 4.5280 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-13 00:07:01 UTCView event →
M 4.7258 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-13 00:08:42 UTCView event →
M 4.7Xinjiang-Xizang border region10.0 km2014-02-15 12:32:58 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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