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M6.8 earthquake, Russia, 1943-11-28

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1943-11-28 17:11

Rank in 194327 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19002210 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

147 km WNW of Mil’kovo, Russia · 55.02, 156.39

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1923 M8.4M8.4

2013 M8.3M8.3

1959 M7.9M7.9

2008 M7.7M7.7

2008 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.2M7.2

2016 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.2M7.2

1944 M7.1M7.1

1959 M6.9M6.9

2003 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1934-11-18	1934-11-18 09:18	15 km	94 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M6.3 1931-07-18	1931-07-18 11:23	15 km	142 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M7.2 1927-12-28	1927-12-28 18:20	15 km	83 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia
M6.2 1927-12-28	1927-12-28 08:55	15 km	55 km NNE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M7.3 1923-02-03	1923-02-03 18:42	15 km	77 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M8.4 1923-02-03	1923-02-03 16:01	15 km	1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake
M7.2 1907-08-17	1907-08-17 17:27	145 km	97 km NNE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.7 1904-07-24	1904-07-24 10:44	15 km	97 km SE of Mil’kovo, 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.