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M7.2 earthquake, Japan, 1958-03-11

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1958-03-11 00:26

Rank in 19585 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19001039 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×53approx.

68 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan · 24.95, 124.33

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.2M8.2

1910 M8.1M8.1

1922 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.2M7.2

1963 M7.2M7.2

1958 M7.2M7.2

2002 M7.1M7.1

1978 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1957-08-23	1957-08-23 11:42	20 km	22 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.9 1957-02-23	1957-02-23 20:26	55 km	3 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.2 1956-06-29	1956-06-29 02:21	15 km	75 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.6 1955-09-22	1955-09-22 03:25	45 km	76 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.0 1954-01-11	1954-01-11 17:09	15 km	218 km S of Hirara, Japan
M6.2 1952-06-23	1952-06-23 12:03	38 km	56 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
M6.6 1952-06-20	1952-06-20 05:46	35 km	36 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.3 1952-04-10	1952-04-10 05:57	15 km	75 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.7 1952-01-13	1952-01-13 04:03	20 km	178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.1 1951-10-28	1951-10-28 01:55	25 km	17 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan

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.