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M7.2 earthquake, Russia, 1996-02-07

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth43 km

Time (UTC)1996-02-07 21:36

Rank in 19969 / 164among M6+

Rank since 1900953 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

158 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 45.32, 149.89

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

2006 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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1996-02-01	1996-02-01 07:18	170 km	93 km NNE of Otrada, Russia
M6.0 1996-01-31	1996-01-31 20:30	21 km	145 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1995-12-10	1995-12-10 22:48	33 km	188 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1995-12-10	1995-12-10 22:23	16 km	176 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1995-12-07	1995-12-07 19:30	28 km	134 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1995-12-03	1995-12-03 21:38	33 km	178 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1995-12-03	1995-12-03 18:14	33 km	222 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.9 1995-12-03	1995-12-03 18:01	33 km	128 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1995-12-02	1995-12-02 17:13	18 km	134 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1995-11-30	1995-11-30 23:37	23 km	142 km SE 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.