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M6.9 earthquake, Russia, 2010-02-18

MagnitudeM6.9mwb

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Depth578 km

Time (UTC)2010-02-18 01:13

Rank in 201025 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19001967 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

15 km SSW of Kraskino, Russia · 42.59, 130.70

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1917 M7.4M7.4

1994 M7.3M7.3

2002 M7.3M7.3

1999 M7.1M7.1

1957 M6.9M6.9

2010 M6.9M6.9

1960 M6.8M6.8

1946 M6.8M6.8

1908 M6.7M6.7

1905 M6.6M6.6

1973 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2007-03-09	2007-03-09 03:22	441 km	19 km SE of Sergeyevka, Russia
M6.2 2003-08-31	2003-08-31 23:08	481 km	6 km E of Knevichi, Russia
M6.4 2002-09-15	2002-09-15 08:39	586 km	21 km ENE of Chaihe, China
M7.3 2002-06-28	2002-06-28 17:19	566 km	50 km SW of Dongning, China
M6.0 2000-02-13	2000-02-13 02:57	514 km	15 km E of Slavyanka, Russia
M7.1 1999-04-08	1999-04-08 13:10	566 km	57 km ENE of Wangqing, China
M7.3 1994-07-21	1994-07-21 18:36	471 km	46 km SSW of Vrangel’, Russia
M6.3 1990-05-11	1990-05-11 13:10	578 km	67 km SE of Rajin, North Korea
M6.1 1987-02-11	1987-02-11 17:42	499 km	8 km NW of Bol’shoy Kamen’, Russia
M6.1 1983-10-08	1983-10-08 07:45	558 km	35 km WNW of Dongning, China

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.