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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1950-11-05

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1950-11-05 17:37

Rank in 195026 / 123among M6+

Rank since 19003175 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

46 km SSE of Anan, Japan · 33.50, 134.75

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.3M8.3

1944 M8.1M8.1

1968 M7.5M7.5

1948 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1905 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1950-04-26	1950-04-26 07:04	49 km	20 km WNW of Shing?, Japan
M6.1 1949-07-11	1949-07-11 16:10	45 km	22 km E of Yanai, Japan
M6.8 1948-07-07	1948-07-07 02:19	15 km	62 km S of Shing?, Japan
M6.9 1948-06-15	1948-06-15 11:44	24 km	10 km ESE of Tanabe, Japan
M7.4 1948-04-17	1948-04-17 16:11	15 km	67 km SSW of Shing?, Japan
M6.2 1947-07-16	1947-07-16 19:20	15 km	43 km SW of Shing?, Japan
M6.4 1947-02-21	1947-02-21 22:00	15 km	56 km S of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
M6.0 1947-02-16	1947-02-16 09:19	15 km	53 km SE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
M6.4 1947-01-24	1947-01-24 16:47	10 km	67 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan
M6.1 1946-12-24	1946-12-24 09:35	15 km	66 km ESE of Muroto-misakicho, 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.