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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1992-07-10

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1992-07-10 09:31

Rank in 199245 / 178among M6+

Rank since 19004424 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

139 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 44.70, 149.48

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

1918 M8.1M8.1

1995 M7.9M7.9

1918 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.8M7.8

1978 M7.6M7.6

1991 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1935 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.6 1991-12-22	1991-12-22 08:43	25 km	248 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.8 1991-12-19	1991-12-19 01:33	27 km	258 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1991-12-13	1991-12-13 19:58	20 km	279 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1991-12-13	1991-12-13 19:55	48 km	266 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1991-12-13	1991-12-13 18:59	19 km	Kuril Islands
M6.0 1991-12-13	1991-12-13 05:45	26 km	288 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1991-12-13	1991-12-13 02:33	30 km	290 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1991-12-07	1991-12-07 11:59	50 km	276 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1991-10-08	1991-10-08 03:31	146 km	100 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1990-03-31	1990-03-31 19:31	21 km	102 km S of Shikotan, Russia

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.