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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1969-01-19

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth245 km

Time (UTC)1969-01-19 07:02

Rank in 196916 / 144among M6+

Rank since 19001635 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×31approx.

70 km N of Mombetsu, Japan · 44.98, 143.24

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1973 M7.7M7.7

1950 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1940 M7.5M7.5

1905 M7.3M7.3

1971 M7.3M7.3

1947 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

2004 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1969 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1967-11-04	1967-11-04 14:30	15 km	16 km WNW of Teshikaga, Japan
M6.1 1967-09-19	1967-09-19 10:56	80 km	Hokkaido, Japan region
M6.7 1965-10-25	1965-10-25 22:34	170 km	38 km W of Otrada, Russia
M6.0 1962-07-17	1962-07-17 17:20	50 km	52 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.5 1962-05-07	1962-05-07 17:39	25 km	76 km W of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.1 1962-04-23	1962-04-23 05:58	60 km	62 km SE of Obihiro, Japan
M6.1 1962-02-20	1962-02-20 16:05	51 km	49 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.0 1962-01-09	1962-01-09 12:40	49 km	68 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.5 1961-11-15	1961-11-15 07:17	43 km	51 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan
M7.0 1961-08-11	1961-08-11 15:51	44 km	48 km SW of Nemuro, 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.