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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1967-01-17

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth46 km

Time (UTC)1967-01-17 11:59

Rank in 196717 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19002662 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

65 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan · 38.28, 142.17

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1965-09-22	1965-09-22 22:08	40 km	69 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M7.0 1965-09-17	1965-09-17 16:21	41 km	73 km E of Ōarai, Japan
M6.4 1965-03-29	1965-03-29 10:47	34 km	121 km ENE of Kuji, Japan
M6.4 1965-03-16	1965-03-16 16:46	35 km	121 km ENE of Kuji, Japan
M6.2 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 07:14	15 km	20 km NNW of Murakami, Japan
M6.5 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 06:53	10 km	52 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan
M7.6 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 04:01	16 km	27 km NW of Murakami, Japan
M6.3 1964-05-30	1964-05-30 14:30	48 km	67 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan
M6.1 1964-04-16	1964-04-16 01:04	20 km	172 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan
M6.2 1964-02-05	1964-02-05 11:30	50 km	48 km E of Ōarai, 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.