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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1952-01-13

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1952-01-13 04:03

Rank in 195219 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19003176 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan · 22.85, 124.82

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1972 M7.3M7.3

1915 M7.2M7.2

1958 M7.2M7.2

1972 M7.1M7.1

1978 M7.0M7.0

1935 M7.0M7.0

1922 M7.0M7.0

1916 M7.0M7.0

1921 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1951-10-22	1951-10-22 10:25	25 km	102 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.4 1948-12-20	1948-12-20 23:07	35 km	63 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.0 1948-10-23	1948-10-23 04:47	35 km	63 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 1948-10-04	1948-10-04 05:56	15 km	75 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.0 1947-05-25	1947-05-25 23:00	25 km	124 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 1947-04-02	1947-04-02 20:45	35 km	43 km W of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.0 1947-03-16	1947-03-16 09:32	35 km	34 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.0 1946-06-01	1946-06-01 16:12	65 km	96 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.1 1945-04-10	1945-04-10 16:15	35 km	45 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 1943-10-27	1943-10-27 16:11	35 km	24 km SSW of Hirara, 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.