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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1924-10-20

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1924-10-20 19:52

Rank in 192424 / 79among M6+

Rank since 19004000 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

180 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 55.64, 165.17

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1917 M8.0M8.0

1905 M7.8M7.8

1997 M7.8M7.8

2017 M7.7M7.7

1971 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1915 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.3M7.3

2018 M7.3M7.3

1945 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1924-08-25	1924-08-25 23:07	25 km	137 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M7.0 1923-04-13	1923-04-13 15:31	35 km	3 km ENE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M7.4 1923-02-24	1923-02-24 07:34	15 km	97 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.5 1923-02-12	1923-02-12 01:58	20 km	192 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
M6.1 1923-02-11	1923-02-11 22:45	35 km	79 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1922-08-11	1922-08-11 13:38	15 km	292 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M8.0 1917-01-30	1917-01-30 02:45	20 km	43 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M7.3 1915-07-31	1915-07-31 01:31	20 km	233 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
M6.4 1914-03-27	1914-03-27 00:55	35 km	274 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.6 1914-03-18	1914-03-18 06:17	35 km	98 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, 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.