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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 2006-08-24

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth43 km

Time (UTC)2006-08-24 21:50

Rank in 200639 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19004557 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

81 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 51.15, 157.52

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1952 M9.0M9.0

2025 M8.8M8.8

1959 M7.9M7.9

1904 M7.7M7.7

2020 M7.5M7.5

1993 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.5M7.5

1936 M7.5M7.5

1911 M7.4M7.4

2025 M7.4M7.4

1916 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2006-08-20	2006-08-20 03:01	26 km	97 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 2004-12-18	2004-12-18 06:46	11 km	204 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 2003-03-15	2003-03-15 19:41	30 km	147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.2 2002-10-16	2002-10-16 10:12	102 km	76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.1 2002-01-28	2002-01-28 13:50	33 km	148 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 2001-10-08	2001-10-08 18:20	33 km	114 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.5 2001-10-08	2001-10-08 18:14	48 km	123 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.1 1999-11-11	1999-11-11 02:41	33 km	155 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1999-09-18	1999-09-18 21:28	60 km	80 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.1 1999-07-07	1999-07-07 18:52	33 km	165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, 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.