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M7.2 earthquake, Alaska Earthquake, 2023-07-16

MagnitudeM7.2mww

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)2023-07-16 06:48

Rank in 20238 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900999 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

2023 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake · 54.39, -160.76

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2023-07-16	2023-07-16 06:51	35 km	81 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska
M5.6 2023-08-03	2023-08-03 19:33	35 km	85 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.6M8.6

1938 M8.2M8.2

2021 M8.2M8.2

2020 M7.8M7.8

2020 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.4M7.4

2025 M7.3M7.3

2023 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1991 M7.0M7.0

1901 M7.0M7.0

1989 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 2021-08-14	2021-08-14 11:57	21 km	125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
M8.2 2021-07-29	2021-07-29 06:15	35 km	2021 Chignik, Alaska Earthquake
M7.6 2020-10-19	2020-10-19 20:54	28 km	2020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake
M6.1 2020-07-28	2020-07-28 08:03	35 km	75 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.1 2020-07-22	2020-07-22 06:16	17 km	101 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska
M7.8 2020-07-22	2020-07-22 06:12	28 km	2020 Perryville, Alaska Earthquake
M6.0 2018-12-31	2018-12-31 02:35	31 km	87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.1 2011-07-16	2011-07-16 19:59	36 km	72 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.3 2007-10-02	2007-10-02 18:00	32 km	72 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.2 2005-11-20	2005-11-20 12:53	30 km	115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

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.