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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1900-05-11

MagnitudeM7.0mj

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)1900-05-11 17:23

Rank in 190011 / 13among M6+

Rank since 19001388 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

Northern Honshu, Japan · 38.70, 141.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

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.