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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1968-05-14

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth160 km

Time (UTC)1968-05-14 14:05

Rank in 196835 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19003209 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

101 km WSW of Kurio, Japan · 29.94, 129.44

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1961 M7.5M7.5

1916 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1968-02-21	1968-02-21 01:44	10 km	6 km S of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Japan
M6.1 1968-02-20	1968-02-20 23:51	15 km	11 km ESE of Ōkuchi-shinohara, Japan
M6.1 1967-09-30	1967-09-30 07:57	28 km	64 km NNE of Tatsugō, Japan
M6.7 1965-09-21	1965-09-21 01:38	198 km	138 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.4 1963-08-17	1963-08-17 11:12	35 km	27 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan
M6.0 1962-06-02	1962-06-02 17:15	35 km	78 km S of Koshima, Japan
M6.2 1961-11-27	1961-11-27 05:57	65 km	23 km ESE of Kushima, Japan
M7.0 1961-07-18	1961-07-18 14:03	31 km	126 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
M7.5 1961-02-26	1961-02-26 18:10	35 km	18 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan
M6.5 1960-05-18	1960-05-18 06:35	59 km	103 km NNE of Naze, 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.