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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1965-09-17

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth41 km

Time (UTC)1965-09-17 16:21

Rank in 196516 / 131among M6+

Rank since 19001663 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×29approx.

73 km E of Ōarai, Japan · 36.32, 141.40

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

1915 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 07:14	15 km	20 km NNW of Murakami, 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
M6.0 1964-02-29	1964-02-29 15:20	22 km	133 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.2 1964-02-05	1964-02-05 11:30	50 km	48 km E of Ōarai, Japan
M6.5 1963-08-15	1963-08-15 06:11	35 km	82 km ENE of Namie, Japan
M6.2 1963-05-08	1963-05-08 10:22	46 km	50 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.1 1962-04-30	1962-04-30 02:26	15 km	20 km SSE of Ichinoseki, Japan
M6.3 1962-04-25	1962-04-25 15:47	35 km	134 km SE of ?funato, 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.