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M6.5 earthquake, Northern Mariana Islands, 1993-06-06

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1993-06-06 13:23

Rank in 199341 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19004431 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

112 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 15.82, 146.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M7.7M7.7

1990 M7.6M7.6

1902 M7.5M7.5

1940 M7.5M7.5

1930 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.1M7.1

1913 M7.0M7.0

1912 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1970 M6.6M6.6

2005 M6.6M6.6

1921 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1991-02-10	1991-02-10 14:15	156 km	54 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.3 1990-04-06	1990-04-06 14:57	16 km	197 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M7.6 1990-04-05	1990-04-05 21:12	11 km	198 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.3 1989-12-23	1989-12-23 11:24	162 km	242 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.1 1984-09-22	1984-09-22 18:10	98 km	61 km ENE of Yigo Village, Guam
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 1975-11-01	1975-11-01 01:17	113 km	36 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.6 1970-09-01	1970-09-01 05:11	25 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.1 1966-05-20	1966-05-20 09:14	18 km	145 km SE of San Jose Village, 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.