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M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1959-03-17

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1959-03-17 08:25

Rank in 195917 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19003270 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

129 km S of Naze, Japan · 27.20, 129.65

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

1923 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.0 1954-09-14	1954-09-14 07:20	35 km	49 km SE of Nago, Japan
M6.5 1954-02-28	1954-02-28 00:55	20 km	176 km SE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1953-07-21	1953-07-21 17:22	37 km	11 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan
M6.0 1950-04-04	1950-04-04 03:42	55 km	86 km S of Yudomari, 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.