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M7.9 earthquake, Japan, 1953-11-25

MagnitudeM7.9mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1953-11-25 17:48

Rank in 19531 / 128among M6+

Rank since 1900121 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×708approx.

174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 34.01, 141.62

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1923 M8.0M8.0

2011 M7.9M7.9

1953 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1972 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1961 M7.2M7.2

1972 M7.2M7.2

1924 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1953-04-04	1953-04-04 05:52	28 km	64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.1 1952-09-21	1952-09-21 11:12	20 km	275 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.1 1951-01-08	1951-01-08 18:32	55 km	8 km NW of ?hara, Japan
M6.1 1950-09-10	1950-09-10 03:21	35 km	17 km NE of ?hara, Japan
M6.2 1949-02-26	1949-02-26 04:01	25 km	117 km E of Hasaki, Japan
M6.3 1948-10-28	1948-10-28 20:45	35 km	46 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.2 1948-08-17	1948-08-17 17:08	25 km	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.1 1948-08-14	1948-08-14 16:55	40 km	50 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.5 1948-08-07	1948-08-07 14:40	15 km	138 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.1 1948-03-15	1948-03-15 11:23	27 km	108 km ESE of Takahagi, 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.