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M6.7 earthquake, Mariana Islands, 1986-09-16

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth48 km

Time (UTC)1986-09-16 18:20

Rank in 198620 / 138among M6+

Rank since 19002880 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

Mariana Islands region · 19.38, 146.30

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M7.7M7.7

2016 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1930 M7.2M7.2

2007 M7.2M7.2

1947 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1947 M7.0M7.0

2023 M6.9M6.9

1962 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.8M6.8

2024 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1983-09-14	1983-09-14 11:25	158 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.1 1982-01-04	1982-01-04 06:05	590 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.1 1979-10-17	1979-10-17 05:43	601 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.4 1974-05-11	1974-05-11 06:14	6 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.6 1970-09-01	1970-09-01 05:11	25 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.1 1970-05-10	1970-05-10 20:05	605 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.5 1969-06-17	1969-06-17 19:26	203 km	Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.5 1966-02-10	1966-02-10 14:21	15 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.9 1962-03-07	1962-03-07 11:01	635 km	Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.0 1961-08-27	1961-08-27 16:47	35 km	Alamagan region, Northern Mariana 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.