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M6.8 earthquake, Russia, 2000-01-28

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth61 km

Time (UTC)2000-01-28 14:21

Rank in 200016 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19002404 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

84 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 43.05, 146.84

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1995 M7.9M7.9

1919 M7.7M7.7

1973 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1999-10-24	1999-10-24 04:21	33 km	141 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1999-05-12	1999-05-12 17:59	103 km	44 km W of Kushiro, Japan
M6.1 1997-11-15	1997-11-15 07:05	161 km	19 km NNW of Shibetsu, Japan
M6.1 1997-07-14	1997-07-14 16:09	33 km	65 km E of Nemuro, Japan
M6.1 1997-02-21	1997-02-21 23:40	33 km	186 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1996-05-07	1996-05-07 23:20	54 km	72 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.1 1996-03-09	1996-03-09 16:15	33 km	111 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1996-02-22	1996-02-22 14:59	124 km	52 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1996-02-07	1996-02-07 22:53	33 km	176 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1996-02-01	1996-02-01 07:18	170 km	93 km NNE of Otrada, 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.