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M6.5 earthquake, Mariana Islands, 2001-07-03

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth290 km

Time (UTC)2001-07-03 13:10

Rank in 200136 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19004511 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Mariana Islands region · 21.64, 142.98

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M7.9M7.9

2000 M7.6M7.6

1934 M7.5M7.5

2007 M7.5M7.5

1905 M7.2M7.2

1954 M7.2M7.2

1947 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.1M7.1

1947 M7.0M7.0

1978 M6.8M6.8

1939 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.6 2000-03-28	2000-03-28 11:00	126 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.3 1998-01-01	1998-01-01 06:11	96 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.2 1996-07-06	1996-07-06 21:36	241 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.2 1995-04-08	1995-04-08 17:45	267 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.0 1987-12-15	1987-12-15 14:57	39 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.8 1978-05-26	1978-05-26 23:58	33 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.1 1969-08-15	1969-08-15 08:41	303 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.0 1966-03-29	1966-03-29 02:17	80 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.0 1965-04-25	1965-04-25 01:00	20 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.6 1962-05-31	1962-05-31 06:28	269 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region

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.