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M6.5 earthquake, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 1915-06-01

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1915-06-01 14:44

Rank in 191525 / 71among M6+

Rank since 19003993 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

186 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen · 77.30, 9.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1992 M6.7M6.7

1915 M6.5M6.5

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.