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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1954-02-28

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1954-02-28 00:55

Rank in 195431 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19004013 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

176 km SE of Naze, Japan · 27.18, 130.67

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1916 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

1923 M6.8M6.8

2009 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1953-07-21	1953-07-21 17:22	37 km	11 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan
M6.2 1952-05-22	1952-05-22 23:08	30 km	79 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.7 1951-06-05	1951-06-05 16:57	35 km	88 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
M6.0 1950-12-05	1950-12-05 21:53	25 km	82 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.2 1950-05-31	1950-05-31 13:13	46 km	42 km S of Koshima, Japan
M6.0 1950-04-04	1950-04-04 03:42	55 km	86 km S of Yudomari, Japan
M6.3 1950-02-25	1950-02-25 09:51	25 km	111 km SE of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1948-08-29	1948-08-29 23:29	15 km	119 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.0 1947-02-09	1947-02-09 18:51	25 km	83 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.6 1945-08-14	1945-08-14 12:10	15 km	143 km E of Nago, 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.