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M6.5 earthquake, Northern Mariana Islands, 1996-06-09

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth149 km

Time (UTC)1996-06-09 01:12

Rank in 199651 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19004470 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

248 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 17.44, 145.46

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M7.7M7.7

2016 M7.7M7.7

1902 M7.5M7.5

1940 M7.5M7.5

1930 M7.2M7.2

2007 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.1M7.1

2023 M6.9M6.9

1962 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.8M6.8

2024 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1995-10-20	1995-10-20 19:21	225 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.2 1995-08-24	1995-08-24 07:55	586 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.1 1995-08-24	1995-08-24 07:54	612 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.2 1995-08-24	1995-08-24 01:55	588 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M7.1 1995-08-23	1995-08-23 07:06	595 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.3 1994-12-30	1994-12-30 15:12	219 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.5 1993-06-06	1993-06-06 13:23	14 km	112 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.4 1993-01-18	1993-01-18 01:18	151 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.0 1991-10-26	1991-10-26 02:27	192 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.3 1989-12-23	1989-12-23 11:24	162 km	242 km N of Saipan, 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.