Earthquake LogM6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1955-04-17
MagnitudeM6.5mw
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Depth28 km
Time (UTC)1955-04-17 18:35
Rank in 195529 / 128among M6+
Rank since 19004053 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×6approx.
152 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 51.96, 159.98
M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)
M9.0
M8.8
M8.4
M7.9
M7.8
M7.7
M7.5
M7.5
M7.5
M7.4
M7.4
M7.4
Earlier M6+ within 300 km
| Event | Time (UTC) | Depth | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| M7.2 1955-03-18 | 1955-03-18 00:06 | 59 km | 154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia |
| M6.0 1955-01-29 | 1955-01-29 17:03 | 38 km | 188 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| M6.0 1954-11-23 | 1954-11-23 21:12 | 35 km | 135 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| M6.3 1954-09-06 | 1954-09-06 18:30 | 60 km | 86 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia |
| M6.3 1954-08-09 | 1954-08-09 19:16 | 37 km | 139 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| M6.2 1954-07-29 | 1954-07-29 03:34 | 15 km | east of the Kuril Islands |
| M6.4 1954-05-03 | 1954-05-03 15:29 | 30 km | 154 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| M6.3 1954-04-26 | 1954-04-26 20:24 | 65 km | 97 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| M6.3 1954-03-09 | 1954-03-09 05:39 | 28 km | 118 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| M6.0 1954-02-17 | 1954-02-17 01:38 | 30 km | 168 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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.