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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 1960-07-29

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth53 km

Time (UTC)1960-07-29 17:31

Rank in 196016 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002217 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

51 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 40.34, 142.34

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1968 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1994 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1960-03-23	1960-03-23 22:22	15 km	119 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.4 1960-03-23	1960-03-23 01:07	15 km	118 km E of Yamada, Japan
M7.0 1960-03-23	1960-03-23 00:23	15 km	118 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.0 1960-03-21	1960-03-21 09:18	15 km	127 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 1960-03-21	1960-03-21 00:34	15 km	111 km E of Miyako, Japan
M8.0 1960-03-20	1960-03-20 17:07	15 km	113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 1960-02-04	1960-02-04 16:50	25 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.1 1958-09-03	1958-09-03 08:10	25 km	139 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.3 1958-04-11	1958-04-11 00:58	20 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.2 1958-04-07	1958-04-07 18:30	15 km	167 km ESE of ?funato, 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.