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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 1909-08-14

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1909-08-14 06:30

Rank in 190919 / 44among M6+

Rank since 19001765 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×23approx.

23 km SSE of Ono, Japan · 35.77, 136.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1944 M8.1M8.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

2024 M7.5M7.5

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1924 M7.0M7.0

1948 M6.9M6.9

1909 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1907-03-26	1907-03-26 11:21	360 km	90 km WNW of Sado, Japan
M6.4 1906-09-17	1906-09-17 04:16	20 km	73 km S of Shimoda, Japan
M6.0 1906-05-04	1906-05-04 23:09	35 km	24 km SE of Fukura, Japan
M7.4 1906-01-21	1906-01-21 13:49	300 km	50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan
M7.2 1905-10-24	1905-10-24 03:46	15 km	38 km SSW of Shimoda, Japan

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.