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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 1955-12-07

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1955-12-07 15:03

Rank in 195513 / 128among M6+

Rank since 19001819 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

Bonin Islands, Japan region · 26.50, 142.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2015 M7.8M7.8

2010 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.3M7.3

1954 M7.2M7.2

1955 M7.2M7.2

1945 M7.2M7.2

1970 M7.1M7.1

1955 M6.9M6.9

1978 M6.8M6.8

1977 M6.8M6.8

1905 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1955-05-30	1955-05-30 12:31	559 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.0 1955-05-21	1955-05-21 03:30	15 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M7.2 1954-08-27	1954-08-27 10:54	25 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.2 1954-02-01	1954-02-01 01:06	15 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.2 1945-02-26	1945-02-26 22:14	15 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.2 1941-10-08	1941-10-08 05:24	15 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.1 1940-03-15	1940-03-15 05:28	20 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.4 1938-01-01	1938-01-01 23:27	15 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.0 1934-05-03	1934-05-03 01:31	15 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.2 1933-01-04	1933-01-04 01:24	20 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region

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.