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M6.7 earthquake, Russia, 1962-12-26

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)1962-12-26 22:25

Rank in 196217 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19002787 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region · 54.02, 168.60

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1929 M7.9M7.9

2017 M7.7M7.7

2018 M7.3M7.3

1990 M7.1M7.1

1925 M7.0M7.0

1909 M7.0M7.0

1953 M7.0M7.0

1988 M6.9M6.9

2017 M6.8M6.8

1977 M6.7M6.7

2003 M6.7M6.7

1962 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1962-06-14	1962-06-14 07:55	15 km	Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
M6.3 1959-05-12	1959-05-12 04:57	25 km	Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
M6.0 1958-03-03	1958-03-03 16:18	20 km	264 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M7.0 1953-01-05	1953-01-05 07:48	21 km	171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.4 1950-03-27	1950-03-27 13:04	25 km	87 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.5 1948-12-23	1948-12-23 08:41	20 km	250 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1946-05-19	1946-05-19 00:31	25 km	182 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.0 1945-11-27	1945-11-27 05:31	35 km	264 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1941-09-05	1941-09-05 23:21	20 km	281 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.0 1940-09-08	1940-09-08 10:15	15 km	191 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.