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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1961-07-18

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth31 km

Time (UTC)1961-07-18 14:03

Rank in 196110 / 104among M6+

Rank since 19001352 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×35approx.

126 km ESE of Koshima, Japan · 29.69, 131.68

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1911 M7.9M7.9

1961 M7.5M7.5

1916 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.2M7.2

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.5 1961-02-26	1961-02-26 18:10	35 km	18 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan
M6.5 1960-05-18	1960-05-18 06:35	59 km	103 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1956-06-16	1956-06-16 06:19	15 km	179 km E of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1955-06-29	1955-06-29 04:55	45 km	122 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1955-03-28	1955-03-28 09:12	51 km	Ryukyu Islands, Japan
M6.5 1954-02-28	1954-02-28 00:55	20 km	176 km SE of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1952-05-22	1952-05-22 23:08	30 km	79 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.7 1951-06-05	1951-06-05 16:57	35 km	88 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
M6.0 1950-12-05	1950-12-05 21:53	25 km	82 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.2 1950-05-31	1950-05-31 13:13	46 km	42 km S of Koshima, 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.