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M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1968-05-24

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)1968-05-24 14:06

Rank in 196836 / 159among M6+

Rank since 19003273 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 40.87, 143.18

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1968 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1994 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1968-05-22	1968-05-22 19:29	45 km	55 km ENE of Noda, Japan
M6.1 1968-05-19	1968-05-19 22:16	37 km	137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan
M6.1 1968-05-17	1968-05-17 18:17	38 km	112 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.4 1968-05-17	1968-05-17 16:02	14 km	191 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan
M6.2 1968-05-17	1968-05-17 10:42	35 km	134 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.5 1968-05-16	1968-05-16 23:04	48 km	111 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 1968-05-16	1968-05-16 20:22	33 km	79 km SSW of Honchō, Japan
M6.1 1968-05-16	1968-05-16 19:16	43 km	111 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.7 1968-05-16	1968-05-16 16:13	25 km	146 km E of Miyako, Japan
M7.9 1968-05-16	1968-05-16 10:39	31 km	70 km S of Honchō, 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.