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M7.2 earthquake, Japan, 1961-01-16

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1961-01-16 07:20

Rank in 19615 / 104among M6+

Rank since 1900902 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

93 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 36.12, 141.76

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

1938 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1960-10-28	1960-10-28 22:29	25 km	99 km ESE of ?hara, Japan
M6.5 1959-10-26	1959-10-26 07:35	20 km	177 km E of Namie, Japan
M7.0 1959-01-22	1959-01-22 05:10	35 km	117 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.2 1958-04-07	1958-04-07 18:30	15 km	167 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M6.8 1958-04-07	1958-04-07 18:05	10 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.1 1958-02-16	1958-02-16 06:04	35 km	77 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
M6.2 1957-11-10	1957-11-10 19:20	15 km	62 km SE of Shimoda, Japan
M6.1 1956-11-21	1956-11-21 07:33	41 km	102 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.3 1956-09-29	1956-09-29 23:20	66 km	4 km S of Shisui, Japan
M6.1 1956-02-10	1956-02-10 00:02	38 km	119 km ESE of Namie, 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.