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M7.7 earthquake, Russia, 2012-08-14

MagnitudeM7.7mww

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Depth583 km

Time (UTC)2012-08-14 02:59

Rank in 20124 / 133among M6+

Rank since 1900288 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

156 km ENE of Poronaysk, Russia · 49.80, 145.06

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2012 M7.7M7.7

1900 M7.5M7.5

2002 M7.3M7.3

1990 M7.2M7.2

1924 M6.9M6.9

2000 M6.8M6.8

1987 M6.8M6.8

2024 M6.5M6.5

1984 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2004-11-07	2004-11-07 02:02	474 km	144 km ENE of Dolinsk, Russia
M7.3 2002-11-17	2002-11-17 04:53	459 km	262 km E of Dolinsk, Russia
M6.8 2000-08-04	2000-08-04 21:13	10 km	35 km SSE of Uglegorsk, Russia
M7.2 1990-05-12	1990-05-12 04:50	606 km	16 km WSW of Uglegorsk, Russia
M6.8 1987-05-18	1987-05-18 03:07	542 km	Sea of Okhotsk
M6.5 1984-04-23	1984-04-23 21:40	414 km	263 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1984-04-20	1984-04-20 06:31	582 km	Sea of Okhotsk
M6.4 1984-02-01	1984-02-01 07:28	573 km	255 km E of Poronaysk, Russia
M6.2 1972-08-21	1972-08-21 06:23	587 km	289 km E of Poronaysk, Russia
M6.9 1924-03-15	1924-03-15 10:31	15 km	26 km WSW of Leonidovo, 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.