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M6.8 earthquake, Russia, 2003-07-27

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth470 km

Time (UTC)2003-07-27 06:25

Rank in 200322 / 154among M6+

Rank since 19002420 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

97 km NE of Svetlaya, Russia · 47.15, 139.25

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M7.5M7.5

1905 M7.3M7.3

1971 M7.3M7.3

1990 M7.2M7.2

1939 M7.0M7.0

1971 M6.8M6.8

1987 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.8M6.8

2003 M6.8M6.8

1971 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 2000-08-04	2000-08-04 21:13	10 km	35 km SSE of Uglegorsk, Russia
M6.0 1992-06-16	1992-06-16 05:51	317 km	50 km NE of Makubetsu, Japan
M7.2 1990-05-12	1990-05-12 04:50	606 km	16 km WSW of Uglegorsk, Russia
M6.8 1987-05-07	1987-05-07 03:05	430 km	72 km ENE of Svetlaya, Russia
M6.5 1971-09-27	1971-09-27 19:01	20 km	56 km W of Shebunino, Russia
M6.5 1971-09-08	1971-09-08 16:59	14 km	69 km WSW of Shebunino, Russia
M6.8 1971-09-08	1971-09-08 11:48	27 km	56 km W of Shebunino, Russia
M6.1 1971-09-06	1971-09-06 13:37	21 km	30 km W of Nevel’sk, Russia
M7.3 1971-09-05	1971-09-05 18:35	18 km	50 km W of Gornozavodsk, Russia
M6.3 1969-12-18	1969-12-18 13:32	345 km	47 km ESE of Shebunino, 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.