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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1964-05-02

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth32 km

Time (UTC)1964-05-02 16:11

Rank in 196436 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19004057 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

210 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 45.38, 150.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

2006 M8.3M8.3

1918 M8.1M8.1

1995 M7.9M7.9

1918 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.6M7.6

1991 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1937 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1964-04-08	1964-04-08 10:58	44 km	240 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1964-03-31	1964-03-31 00:14	33 km	251 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1964-03-16	1964-03-16 08:44	142 km	83 km NNE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1964-01-09	1964-01-09 18:31	36 km	242 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1964-01-01	1964-01-01 17:26	21 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1963-11-15	1963-11-15 21:06	28 km	137 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1963-11-10	1963-11-10 17:17	21 km	154 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1963-10-24	1963-10-24 01:06	26 km	205 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1963-10-20	1963-10-20 11:52	36 km	210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.8 1963-10-20	1963-10-20 00:53	28 km	217 km ESE 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.