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M6.7 earthquake, Russia, 2001-05-25

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)2001-05-25 00:40

Rank in 200127 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19002970 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

114 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 44.27, 148.39

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

1995 M7.9M7.9

1918 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.8M7.8

1973 M7.7M7.7

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
M6.0 2001-04-26	2001-04-26 17:48	86 km	37 km SE of Nemuro, Japan
M6.0 2001-03-23	2001-03-23 11:30	33 km	111 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.2 2000-12-22	2000-12-22 10:13	140 km	72 km SW of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.8 2000-01-28	2000-01-28 14:21	61 km	84 km S of Shikotan, Russia
M6.0 1999-10-24	1999-10-24 04:21	33 km	141 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
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
M6.0 1996-10-02	1996-10-02 11:24	33 km	258 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1996-05-07	1996-05-07 23:20	54 km	72 km E 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.