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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 1961-08-19

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1961-08-19 05:33

Rank in 196115 / 104among M6+

Rank since 19002262 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

19 km E of Katsuyama, Japan · 36.09, 136.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1944 M8.1M8.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

2024 M7.5M7.5

1906 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1924 M7.0M7.0

1948 M6.9M6.9

1909 M6.9M6.9

1929 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1952-03-07	1952-03-07 07:32	10 km	19 km WNW of Komatsu, Japan
M6.3 1950-04-26	1950-04-26 07:04	49 km	20 km WNW of Shing?, Japan
M6.3 1949-12-25	1949-12-25 23:24	10 km	2 km ESE of Imaichi, Japan
M6.3 1949-12-25	1949-12-25 23:17	10 km	3 km ENE of Imaichi, Japan
M6.8 1948-06-28	1948-06-28 07:13	10 km	3 km W of Maruoka, Japan
M6.9 1948-06-15	1948-06-15 11:44	24 km	10 km ESE of Tanabe, Japan
M6.5 1945-08-28	1945-08-28 19:21	15 km	88 km S of ?yama, Japan
M6.3 1945-01-16	1945-01-16 13:36	15 km	7 km SSE of Ishiki, Japan
M6.6 1945-01-12	1945-01-12 18:38	10 km	18 km SW of Tahara, Japan
M6.4 1944-12-12	1944-12-12 10:25	15 km	59 km SSE of Toba, 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.