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M6.9 earthquake, Alaska, 1906-01-27

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1906-01-27 09:40

Rank in 190624 / 78among M6+

Rank since 19001728 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×25approx.

182 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 50.81, -172.79

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1957 M8.6M8.6

1986 M8.0M8.0

1929 M7.8M7.8

1905 M7.6M7.6

1996 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

1957 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

1910 M7.0M7.0

1903 M7.0M7.0

2013 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1905-12-10	1905-12-10 12:35	35 km	76 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
M7.6 1905-02-14	1905-02-14 08:46	35 km	5 km WNW of Adak, Alaska
M7.0 1903-01-17	1903-01-17 16:05	–	153 km SE of Adak, Alaska
M7.1 1901-12-31	1901-12-31 09:02	–	Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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.