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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1952-03-04

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1952-03-04 19:56

Rank in 195216 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19003128 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

134 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 42.12, 145.53

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1994 M8.3M8.3

1968 M8.2M8.2

1969 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1968 M7.9M7.9

1994 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.7M7.7

1973 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1935 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1952-03-04	1952-03-04 16:30	12 km	125 km S of Nemuro, Japan
M8.1 1952-03-04	1952-03-04 01:22	45 km	1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
M6.1 1951-07-26	1951-07-26 09:59	45 km	121 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.1 1951-03-10	1951-03-10 22:03	64 km	Hokkaido, Japan region
M6.1 1950-08-01	1950-08-01 09:11	25 km	109 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.1 1948-09-23	1948-09-23 15:11	15 km	119 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.2 1948-09-23	1948-09-23 00:52	25 km	160 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M7.0 1948-09-10	1948-09-10 13:48	25 km	52 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1948-05-14	1948-05-14 18:39	25 km	125 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.4 1946-12-21	1946-12-21 20:20	25 km	169 km SE of Shikotan, Russia

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.