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M6.8 earthquake, Russia, 1995-04-17

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)1995-04-17 23:28

Rank in 199528 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19002378 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

276 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 45.93, 151.28

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

2006 M8.3M8.3

1918 M8.1M8.1

2007 M8.1M8.1

1995 M7.9M7.9

1918 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.6M7.6

1991 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1995-02-21	1995-02-21 02:09	32 km	297 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.7 1994-10-16	1994-10-16 05:10	117 km	Kuril Islands
M6.6 1994-08-28	1994-08-28 18:37	19 km	179 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1994-08-20	1994-08-20 04:38	24 km	120 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1994-08-18	1994-08-18 04:42	15 km	186 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1994-08-14	1994-08-14 01:31	19 km	178 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1994-08-14	1994-08-14 00:46	17 km	184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1994-05-18	1994-05-18 03:54	26 km	132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1992-07-10	1992-07-10 09:31	20 km	139 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.6 1991-12-22	1991-12-22 08:43	25 km	248 km E of Kuril’sk, 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.