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M6.6 earthquake, California, 2016-12-08

MagnitudeM6.6mww

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)2016-12-08 14:49

Rank in 201641 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19003752 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

164 km W of Ferndale, California · 40.45, -126.19

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1922 M7.4M7.4

2005 M7.2M7.2

1980 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.1M7.1

1994 M7.1M7.1

1991 M7.0M7.0

2024 M7.0M7.0

1991 M6.9M6.9

1954 M6.8M6.8

2014 M6.8M6.8

1941 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 2014-03-10	2014-03-10 05:18	16 km	77 km WNW of Indianola, California
M6.5 2010-01-10	2010-01-10 00:27	29 km	The 2010 Eureka, California Earthquake
M6.6 2005-06-17	2005-06-17 06:21	12 km	196 km W of Ferndale, California
M7.2 2005-06-15	2005-06-15 02:50	16 km	153 km W of Big Lagoon, California
M6.6 1995-02-19	1995-02-19 04:03	5 km	126 km W of Ferndale, California
M7.1 1994-09-01	1994-09-01 15:15	10 km	121 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.6 1992-04-26	1992-04-26 11:18	22 km	32 km SW of Ferndale, California
M6.5 1992-04-26	1992-04-26 07:41	19 km	30 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M7.2 1992-04-25	1992-04-25 18:06	10 km	The 1992 Petrolia, California Earthquake
M7.0 1991-08-17	1991-08-17 22:17	1 km	136 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon

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.