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M6.6 earthquake, Micronesia, 2005-01-16

MagnitudeM6.6mwb

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)2005-01-16 20:17

Rank in 200526 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19003647 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

133 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia · 10.93, 140.84

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2005-01-17	2005-01-17 10:50	12 km	136 km N of Fais, Micronesia

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1966 M7.0M7.0

2010 M6.9M6.9

1942 M6.9M6.9

1935 M6.7M6.7

2010 M6.6M6.6

2005 M6.6M6.6

1971 M6.5M6.5

1913 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2002-06-10	2002-06-10 22:48	33 km	136 km N of Fais, Micronesia
M6.0 2000-05-26	2000-05-26 00:30	33 km	224 km NW of Fais, Micronesia
M6.0 1998-09-22	1998-09-22 01:16	9 km	229 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.1 1985-08-11	1985-08-11 00:19	24 km	157 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia
M6.2 1983-02-14	1983-02-14 00:23	39 km	92 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
M6.1 1977-09-17	1977-09-17 05:23	33 km	235 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.2 1971-10-24	1971-10-24 02:21	20 km	294 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.5 1971-10-24	1971-10-24 01:37	15 km	293 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.5 1971-10-23	1971-10-23 22:33	23 km	276 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.1 1967-09-08	1967-09-08 22:37	17 km	273 km N of Fais, Micronesia

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.