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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1969-03-19

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth168 km

Time (UTC)1969-03-19 13:59

Rank in 196938 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19004258 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

112 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 28.78, 128.44

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1968-05-14	1968-05-14 14:05	160 km	101 km WSW of Kurio, Japan
M6.1 1967-09-30	1967-09-30 07:57	28 km	64 km NNE of Tatsugō, Japan
M6.0 1967-02-23	1967-02-23 20:38	30 km	63 km SE of Taira, Japan
M6.7 1965-09-21	1965-09-21 01:38	198 km	138 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.7 1963-01-31	1963-01-31 05:06	50 km	123 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan
M6.0 1962-06-02	1962-06-02 17:15	35 km	78 km S of Koshima, Japan
M6.5 1960-05-18	1960-05-18 06:35	59 km	103 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1959-03-18	1959-03-18 00:41	15 km	140 km S of Naze, Japan
M6.6 1959-03-17	1959-03-17 08:25	15 km	129 km S of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1959-02-27	1959-02-27 20:56	50 km	102 km NNE of Nago, 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.