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M6.5 earthquake, Bouvet Island, 2003-04-17

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2003-04-17 14:50

Rank in 200344 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19004530 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Bouvet Island region · -54.62, 1.43

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M7.0M7.0

1971 M6.7M6.7

1971 M6.6M6.6

2007 M6.5M6.5

1964 M6.5M6.5

1978 M6.5M6.5

2017 M6.5M6.5

2003 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1990-04-30	1990-04-30 05:54	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.5 1978-12-18	1978-12-18 10:15	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.2 1971-12-07	1971-12-07 03:26	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.6 1971-10-14	1971-10-14 22:36	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.7 1971-01-03	1971-01-03 17:35	29 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.5 1964-12-14	1964-12-14 01:59	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.2 1960-07-13	1960-07-13 07:56	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.3 1960-01-02	1960-01-02 12:21	15 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.3 1953-09-20	1953-09-20 18:55	15 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.0 1949-09-19	1949-09-19 21:42	10 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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.