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M6.6 earthquake, Alaska, 1932-10-16

MagnitudeM6.6mw
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Depth25 km
Time (UTC)1932-10-16 12:08
Rank in 193223 / 91among M6+
Rank since 19003404 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×8approx.

72 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 54.93, -159.60

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.1 1929-10-141929-10-14 10:0925 km166 km S of False Pass, Alaska
M6.5 1929-02-261929-02-26 09:0030 km47 km SE of False Pass, Alaska
M6.2 1927-08-061927-08-06 00:1435 km74 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
M6.2 1927-07-281927-07-28 16:1755 km64 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
M6.2 1927-03-251927-03-25 12:5535 km143 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
M7.0 1923-05-041923-05-04 16:2625 km113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska
M6.8 1922-07-021922-07-02 13:3635 km73 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.0 1918-06-271918-06-27 21:2935 km71 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.4 1917-07-251917-07-25 03:1935 km101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.3 1917-06-041917-06-04 01:2915 km298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

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.