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M6.6 earthquake, Alaska, 2003-02-19

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth19 km

Time (UTC)2003-02-19 03:32

Rank in 200332 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19003630 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

92 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 53.65, -164.64

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.6M8.6

1965 M7.8M7.8

2025 M7.3M7.3

2023 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

1902 M7.0M7.0

1991 M7.0M7.0

1940 M7.0M7.0

1980 M6.9M6.9

1987 M6.9M6.9

1957 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2002-05-25	2002-05-25 05:36	33 km	159 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.4 1999-10-13	1999-10-13 01:33	30 km	85 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.1 1997-07-20	1997-07-20 00:30	14 km	102 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.0 1995-07-08	1995-07-08 17:15	21 km	143 km S of False Pass, Alaska
M6.2 1995-03-14	1995-03-14 17:33	35 km	70 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.5 1993-11-19	1993-11-19 01:43	30 km	79 km SW of False Pass, Alaska
M6.0 1992-02-13	1992-02-13 02:38	44 km	59 km S of Akutan, Alaska
M7.0 1991-05-30	1991-05-30 13:17	28 km	71 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.3 1989-05-19	1989-05-19 02:21	104 km	23 km NE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.0 1988-05-22	1988-05-22 09:39	33 km	137 km S of False Pass, Alaska

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.