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M6.5 earthquake, Russia, 2012-11-16

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth29 km

Time (UTC)2012-11-16 18:12

Rank in 201241 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19004612 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

163 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 49.28, 155.43

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1915 M7.8M7.8

1963 M7.7M7.7

2020 M7.5M7.5

1993 M7.5M7.5

2009 M7.4M7.4

1916 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.2M7.2

1973 M7.2M7.2

1913 M7.0M7.0

1951 M7.0M7.0

1964 M7.0M7.0

1963 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2012-07-20	2012-07-20 06:10	19 km	141 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 2011-08-04	2011-08-04 13:51	36 km	227 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 2009-10-10	2009-10-10 21:24	112 km	Kuril Islands
M6.0 2009-09-10	2009-09-10 02:46	36 km	297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 2009-04-21	2009-04-21 05:26	152 km	80 km WNW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.4 2009-01-15	2009-01-15 17:49	36 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.2 2008-07-24	2008-07-24 01:43	27 km	95 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.0 2007-01-13	2007-01-13 17:37	10 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.0 2006-12-26	2006-12-26 15:19	10 km	278 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 2006-11-15	2006-11-15 19:25	10 km	Kuril 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.