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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1969-03-31

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth398 km

Time (UTC)1969-03-31 19:25

Rank in 196929 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19003241 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

266 km NW of Hakui, Japan · 38.50, 134.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2024 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.4M7.4

2007 M6.8M6.8

1948 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.7M6.7

1969 M6.7M6.7

1993 M6.6M6.6

1907 M6.6M6.6

1993 M6.6M6.6

1952 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1952-03-07	1952-03-07 07:32	10 km	19 km WNW of Komatsu, Japan
M6.8 1948-06-28	1948-06-28 07:13	10 km	3 km W of Maruoka, Japan
M6.6 1907-03-26	1907-03-26 11:21	360 km	90 km WNW of Sado, Japan
M7.4 1904-06-07	1904-06-07 08:18	350 km	164 km NNE of Ama, 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.