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M6.5 earthquake, Alaska, 1930-12-06

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth80 km

Time (UTC)1930-12-06 07:03

Rank in 193024 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19004186 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

173 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 53.00, -172.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1957 M8.6M8.6

1986 M8.0M8.0

1929 M7.8M7.8

1965 M7.8M7.8

1916 M7.4M7.4

2011 M7.3M7.3

1970 M7.1M7.1

1901 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.0M7.0

1957 M6.9M6.9

1906 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1930-12-06	1930-12-06 07:03	35 km	185 km ESE of Atka, Alaska
M6.1 1930-06-13	1930-06-13 00:53	15 km	236 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M7.8 1929-03-07	1929-03-07 01:34	15 km	234 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.9 1926-10-13	1926-10-13 19:08	40 km	100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
M6.3 1926-08-09	1926-08-09 03:39	35 km	91 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
M6.2 1920-08-26	1920-08-26 23:00	35 km	61 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M7.4 1916-04-18	1916-04-18 04:01	140 km	133 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.5 1914-07-17	1914-07-17 07:07	35 km	56 km E of Adak, Alaska
M6.5 1909-09-08	1909-09-08 16:49	25 km	96 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.3 1907-01-12	1907-01-12 07:48	15 km	58 km SE of Nikolski, 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.