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M6.8 earthquake, Russia, 1953-01-05

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth49 km

Time (UTC)1953-01-05 10:06

Rank in 195312 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19002138 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×18approx.

171 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 49.20, 155.40

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1915 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.7M7.7

2020 M7.5M7.5

1993 M7.5M7.5

2009 M7.4M7.4

1916 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.2M7.2

1973 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.0M7.0

1951 M7.0M7.0

1964 M7.0M7.0

1963 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1952-12-29	1952-12-29 02:09	12 km	235 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1952-12-11	1952-12-11 08:58	60 km	230 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1952-11-18	1952-11-18 08:13	36 km	79 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1952-11-13	1952-11-13 22:25	23 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.5 1952-11-13	1952-11-13 07:58	45 km	66 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1952-11-10	1952-11-10 06:06	30 km	67 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1952-11-10	1952-11-10 00:55	20 km	172 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1952-11-09	1952-11-09 05:57	38 km	105 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1952-11-09	1952-11-09 04:35	35 km	147 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1952-11-09	1952-11-09 00:22	35 km	160 km S of Severo-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.