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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 2001-10-08

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth48 km

Time (UTC)2001-10-08 18:14

Rank in 200141 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19004516 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

123 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 52.59, 160.32

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2001-10-08	2001-10-08 18:20	33 km	114 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1952 M9.0M9.0

2025 M8.8M8.8

1923 M8.4M8.4

1959 M7.9M7.9

1997 M7.8M7.8

2025 M7.8M7.8

1904 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.5M7.5

1911 M7.4M7.4

2025 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1999-09-18	1999-09-18 21:28	60 km	80 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.9 1999-03-08	1999-03-08 12:25	57 km	123 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.4 1998-06-01	1998-06-01 05:34	44 km	96 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.0 1998-05-27	1998-05-27 20:41	60 km	107 km SSE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.2 1997-12-07	1997-12-07 17:56	33 km	176 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1997-12-06	1997-12-06 10:59	33 km	228 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M6.4 1997-12-05	1997-12-05 18:48	33 km	220 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M7.8 1997-12-05	1997-12-05 11:26	33 km	156 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1996-06-30	1996-06-30 11:32	33 km	164 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.2 1996-06-22	1996-06-22 14:50	33 km	179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, 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.