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M6.8 earthquake, Kuril Islands, 2024-12-27

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth146 km

Time (UTC)2024-12-27 12:47

Rank in 202417 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19002516 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Kuril Islands · 47.30, 151.24

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M8.3M8.3

1918 M8.1M8.1

2007 M8.1M8.1

1918 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.7M7.7

1991 M7.6M7.6

1925 M7.2M7.2

1908 M7.2M7.2

1996 M7.2M7.2

2013 M7.2M7.2

1920 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2024-12-08	2024-12-08 10:25	207 km	Kuril Islands
M6.1 2021-09-20	2021-09-20 20:25	35 km	Kuril Islands
M7.0 2020-02-13	2020-02-13 10:33	143 km	95 km ENE 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
M6.0 2010-08-04	2010-08-04 23:48	28 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.0 2010-02-06	2010-02-06 04:44	30 km	Kuril Islands
M6.0 2009-10-10	2009-10-10 21:24	112 km	Kuril Islands
M6.0 2009-09-10	2009-09-10 02:46	36 km	297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, 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.