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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 2023-12-28

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth31 km

Time (UTC)2023-12-28 09:15

Rank in 202353 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19004705 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

115 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 44.60, 149.04

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

1918 M8.1M8.1

1995 M7.9M7.9

1918 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.6M7.6

1991 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1935 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 2020-02-13	2020-02-13 10:33	143 km	95 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 2015-07-07	2015-07-07 05:10	49 km	101 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.2 2014-07-20	2014-07-20 18:32	61 km	96 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 2013-12-08	2013-12-08 17:24	28 km	134 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 2013-11-25	2013-11-25 05:56	34 km	247 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.2 2013-04-19	2013-04-19 03:05	110 km	252 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 2012-07-08	2012-07-08 11:33	20 km	268 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 2010-06-18	2010-06-18 02:23	28 km	107 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 2009-04-18	2009-04-18 19:17	35 km	290 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.9 2009-04-07	2009-04-07 04:23	31 km	Kuril Islands

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.