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M6.6 earthquake, Russia, 1995-12-02

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)1995-12-02 17:13

Rank in 199553 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19003576 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

134 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 44.51, 149.24

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
M6.3 1995-11-30	1995-11-30 23:37	23 km	142 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1995-11-30	1995-11-30 15:09	137 km	30 km NW of Otrada, Russia
M6.3 1995-11-27	1995-11-27 15:52	20 km	123 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1995-11-24	1995-11-24 17:24	28 km	123 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1995-04-28	1995-04-28 17:08	35 km	113 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.9 1995-04-28	1995-04-28 16:30	29 km	107 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.8 1995-04-17	1995-04-17 23:28	23 km	276 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1995-02-21	1995-02-21 02:09	32 km	297 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1995-01-21	1995-01-21 08:47	59 km	46 km S of Shikotan, Russia
M6.0 1995-01-12	1995-01-12 10:26	35 km	38 km NE 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.