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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 1996-07-16

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1996-07-16 03:48

Rank in 199652 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19004471 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

157 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 56.08, 165.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1917 M8.0M8.0

1905 M7.8M7.8

1997 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.6M7.6

1969 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1915 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.3M7.3

2018 M7.3M7.3

1945 M7.1M7.1

1983 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1992-10-20	1992-10-20 04:40	27 km	252 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.3 1989-05-24	1989-05-24 13:31	19 km	111 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.3 1989-01-27	1989-01-27 08:34	28 km	117 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.0 1988-07-18	1988-07-18 13:22	23 km	Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
M6.9 1988-02-29	1988-02-29 05:31	33 km	Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
M6.4 1987-07-10	1987-07-10 18:49	33 km	226 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.8 1986-05-02	1986-05-02 10:30	15 km	145 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.7 1984-12-28	1984-12-28 10:37	33 km	61 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.3 1984-11-01	1984-11-01 18:43	49 km	136 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M7.1 1983-08-17	1983-08-17 10:55	63 km	57 km SSE of Klyuchi, 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.