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M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1952-10-26

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth28 km

Time (UTC)1952-10-26 15:46

Rank in 195220 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19003266 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 39.52, 143.34

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1968 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1994 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1952-08-31	1952-08-31 16:09	64 km	53 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.5 1952-05-19	1952-05-19 18:32	30 km	129 km S of Kushiro, Japan
M6.4 1952-05-17	1952-05-17 09:48	39 km	145 km S of Kushiro, Japan
M6.2 1952-04-28	1952-04-28 10:54	65 km	50 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.9 1952-03-09	1952-03-09 17:03	50 km	110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M8.1 1952-03-04	1952-03-04 01:22	45 km	1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
M6.4 1951-10-18	1951-10-18 08:26	65 km	66 km E of Mutsu, Japan
M6.2 1951-07-28	1951-07-28 23:04	15 km	193 km ESE of Namie, Japan
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

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.