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M6.6 earthquake, Northern Mariana Islands, 2005-02-05

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth143 km

Time (UTC)2005-02-05 03:34

Rank in 200528 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19003649 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

89 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands · 16.01, 145.87

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1940 M7.7M7.7

2016 M7.7M7.7

1990 M7.6M7.6

1902 M7.5M7.5

1940 M7.5M7.5

1930 M7.2M7.2

1949 M7.1M7.1

1913 M7.0M7.0

1912 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

2014 M6.7M6.7

1970 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2005-02-02	2005-02-02 02:30	159 km	63 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.0 2004-11-03	2004-11-03 08:31	10 km	142 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.0 2004-10-04	2004-10-04 19:20	7 km	152 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.5 2002-08-14	2002-08-14 13:57	30 km	114 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.0 2000-05-02	2000-05-02 15:03	55 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.2 2000-02-26	2000-02-26 08:11	132 km	30 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.3 1998-08-30	1998-08-30 01:48	33 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.0 1998-05-15	1998-05-15 05:58	154 km	71 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.5 1997-04-23	1997-04-23 19:44	101 km	49 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
M6.5 1996-06-09	1996-06-09 01:12	149 km	248 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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.