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M6.9 earthquake, Russia, 2003-06-16

MagnitudeM6.9mwb

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Depth175 km

Time (UTC)2003-06-16 22:08

Rank in 200317 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19001942 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

25 km ESE of Atlasovo, Russia · 55.49, 160.00

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1923 M8.4M8.4

1917 M8.0M8.0

1959 M7.9M7.9

1905 M7.8M7.8

1997 M7.8M7.8

2025 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.6M7.6

1957 M7.6M7.6

2025 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1915 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2001-08-02	2001-08-02 23:41	14 km	81 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.4 1998-06-01	1998-06-01 05:34	44 km	96 km E 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
M6.6 1996-01-01	1996-01-01 09:57	33 km	106 km NE of Yelizovo, Russia
M6.4 1992-03-05	1992-03-05 14:39	45 km	67 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.0 1992-03-02	1992-03-02 14:07	35 km	85 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.9 1992-03-02	1992-03-02 12:29	39 km	84 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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.