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M6.5 earthquake, Northern Mariana Islands, 2002-08-14

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)2002-08-14 13:57

Rank in 200234 / 139among M6+

Rank since 19004524 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

114 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands · 14.10, 146.20

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1993 M7.8M7.8

1990 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.1M7.1

1913 M7.0M7.0

1909 M7.0M7.0

1912 M7.0M7.0

2001 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

2014 M6.7M6.7

2005 M6.6M6.6

1997 M6.5M6.5

1993 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 2002-04-26	2002-04-26 16:06	86 km	20 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
M7.0 2001-10-12	2001-10-12 15:02	37 km	69 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam
M6.2 2000-02-26	2000-02-26 08:11	132 km	30 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 1999-12-19	1999-12-19 00:48	51 km	45 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.0 1998-05-15	1998-05-15 05:58	154 km	71 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 1997-05-09	1997-05-09 09:06	29 km	8 km SSE of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.5 1997-04-23	1997-04-23 19:44	101 km	49 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 1993-08-16	1993-08-16 04:33	18 km	41 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam
M6.2 1993-08-11	1993-08-11 14:17	22 km	91 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam
M7.8 1993-08-08	1993-08-08 08:34	59 km	32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam

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.