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M6.9 earthquake, Federated States of Micronesia, 2014-08-03

MagnitudeM6.9mww
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Depth13 km
Time (UTC)2014-08-03 00:22
Rank in 201420 / 155among M6+
Rank since 19001992 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Federated States of Micronesia region · 0.83, 146.17

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

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M5.7 2014-08-032014-08-03 00:2615 kmFederated States of Micronesia region

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.2 1990-06-231990-06-23 05:0124 km180 km NNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1949-08-131949-08-13 18:2435 km245 km NNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1919-04-221919-04-22 02:4335 km132 km NNE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

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.