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M6.8 earthquake, Alaska Peninsula, 1912-06-10

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)1912-06-10 16:06

Rank in 191220 / 59among M6+

Rank since 19002601 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

Event 48 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula · 58.27, -155.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1900 M7.9M7.9

2016 M7.1M7.1

1912 M7.1M7.1

1923 M7.0M7.0

1912 M7.0M7.0

1999 M7.0M7.0

1951 M6.9M6.9

1964 M6.9M6.9

2021 M6.9M6.9

2001 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.8M6.8

1912 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1912-06-09	1912-06-09 17:14	–	Event 43 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.6 1912-06-08	1912-06-08 13:00	–	Event 39 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.2 1912-06-08	1912-06-08 10:29	–	Event 38 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.8 1912-06-08	1912-06-08 08:48	–	Event 37 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M7.0 1912-06-08	1912-06-08 07:36	–	Event 36 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.3 1912-06-08	1912-06-08 06:49	–	Event 35 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.0 1912-06-08	1912-06-08 06:11	–	Event 33 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.5 1912-06-07	1912-06-07 18:25	–	Event 21 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.1 1912-06-07	1912-06-07 12:23	–	Event 19 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
M6.3 1912-06-07	1912-06-07 10:35	–	Event 18 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula

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.