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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1968-02-04

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth26 km

Time (UTC)1968-02-04 11:00

Rank in 196841 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19004058 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

95 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 43.04, 147.27

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1995 M7.9M7.9

1919 M7.7M7.7

1973 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1935 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1968-01-30	1968-01-30 03:01	33 km	92 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.1 1968-01-29	1968-01-29 16:42	37 km	64 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
M7.4 1968-01-29	1968-01-29 10:19	43 km	26 km S of Shikotan, Russia
M6.7 1967-11-04	1967-11-04 14:30	15 km	16 km WNW of Teshikaga, Japan
M6.2 1967-09-22	1967-09-22 10:18	44 km	145 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1967-09-19	1967-09-19 10:56	80 km	Hokkaido, Japan region
M6.1 1966-11-12	1966-11-12 12:49	32 km	102 km SE of Hiroo, Japan
M6.0 1965-12-13	1965-12-13 10:52	31 km	189 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.7 1965-10-25	1965-10-25 22:34	170 km	38 km W of Otrada, Russia
M7.1 1965-06-11	1965-06-11 03:33	48 km	109 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

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.