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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1939-12-16

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth60 km

Time (UTC)1939-12-16 10:46

Rank in 193925 / 80among M6+

Rank since 19003979 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

72 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 43.77, 147.62

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

1995 M7.9M7.9

1963 M7.8M7.8

1973 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1935 M7.5M7.5

1937 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1939-07-12	1939-07-12 20:08	35 km	59 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1938-12-19	1938-12-19 18:23	35 km	82 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.6 1938-11-13	1938-11-13 13:13	65 km	105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1938-04-02	1938-04-02 07:30	35 km	112 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1938-02-11	1938-02-11 06:56	15 km	126 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.5 1937-05-09	1937-05-09 14:46	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1937-02-23	1937-02-23 00:48	30 km	164 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-02-22	1937-02-22 13:24	35 km	210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1937-02-22	1937-02-22 04:35	35 km	188 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-02-22	1937-02-22 02:53	35 km	211 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.