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M6.6 earthquake, Federated States of Micronesia, 1988-07-03

MagnitudeM6.6mw
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Depth15 km
Time (UTC)1988-07-03 11:43
Rank in 198832 / 122among M6+
Rank since 19003515 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×8approx.

State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia · 8.92, 137.90

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.1 1985-11-071985-11-07 23:3434 km234 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
M6.4 1983-12-111983-12-11 09:1324 km180 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
M6.4 1982-05-311982-05-31 15:1833 km121 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau
M6.2 1969-01-271969-01-27 13:1512 km94 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
M6.8 1936-04-121936-04-12 20:5115 km223 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
M6.4 1919-11-231919-11-23 05:5615 kmPalau region
M6.8 1912-10-311912-10-31 17:2315 km281 km S of Colonia, Micronesia
M7.6 1912-09-291912-09-29 20:5115 km245 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau
M7.8 1911-08-161911-08-16 22:4115 kmState of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

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.