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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1960-05-18

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth59 km

Time (UTC)1960-05-18 06:35

Rank in 196036 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19004226 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

103 km NNE of Naze, Japan · 29.18, 130.00

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1916 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

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
M6.1 1958-12-20	1958-12-20 19:20	35 km	195 km W of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1958-12-17	1958-12-17 15:34	35 km	197 km W 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

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.