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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1962-06-23

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)1962-06-23 09:44

Rank in 196225 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19004091 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 25.48, 128.33

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.3M7.3

2010 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

1923 M6.8M6.8

1926 M6.8M6.8

1917 M6.8M6.8

1910 M6.8M6.8

1968 M6.7M6.7

1963 M6.7M6.7

1959 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1959-03-18	1959-03-18 00:41	15 km	140 km S of Naze, Japan
M6.6 1959-03-17	1959-03-17 08:25	15 km	129 km S of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1959-02-27	1959-02-27 20:56	50 km	102 km NNE of Nago, Japan
M6.0 1958-04-12	1958-04-12 13:25	35 km	70 km E of Hirara, Japan
M6.0 1954-09-14	1954-09-14 07:20	35 km	49 km SE of Nago, Japan
M6.1 1953-07-21	1953-07-21 17:22	37 km	11 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan
M6.6 1945-08-14	1945-08-14 12:10	15 km	143 km E of Nago, Japan
M6.1 1944-12-17	1944-12-17 07:18	48 km	Ryukyu Islands, Japan
M7.6 1938-06-16	1938-06-16 02:15	20 km	78 km S of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1935-08-26	1935-08-26 16:31	15 km	104 km ESE of Hirara, 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.