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M7.2 earthquake, Japan, 1945-02-10

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth59 km

Time (UTC)1945-02-10 04:57

Rank in 19455 / 88among M6+

Rank since 19001026 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×57approx.

66 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 41.02, 142.05

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

1915 M7.6M7.6

1993 M7.6M7.6

2025 M7.6M7.6

1901 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1944-10-02	1944-10-02 20:29	58 km	80 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
M6.2 1944-03-21	1944-03-21 22:09	54 km	94 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.6 1944-03-10	1944-03-10 06:39	30 km	122 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.4 1944-02-01	1944-02-01 05:16	55 km	43 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.2 1943-12-03	1943-12-03 06:52	64 km	64 km S of Kushiro, Japan
M6.4 1943-06-15	1943-06-15 11:10	40 km	129 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
M6.1 1943-06-14	1943-06-14 16:22	30 km	126 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.6 1943-06-13	1943-06-13 17:39	31 km	163 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.7 1943-06-13	1943-06-13 08:36	25 km	146 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M7.3 1943-06-13	1943-06-13 05:11	35 km	169 km ENE of Hachinohe, 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.