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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 1944-07-19

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1944-07-19 10:21

Rank in 194414 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002055 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 33.81, 141.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1972 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1961 M7.2M7.2

1972 M7.2M7.2

1924 M7.1M7.1

1943 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1943-04-12	1943-04-12 19:43	25 km	88 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M7.1 1943-04-11	1943-04-11 14:46	15 km	96 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.3 1943-03-14	1943-03-14 12:42	15 km	98 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.4 1942-12-27	1942-12-27 16:39	15 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.7 1942-12-19	1942-12-19 23:10	20 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.8 1942-11-15	1942-11-15 17:12	15 km	76 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.2 1941-11-25	1941-11-25 15:20	25 km	82 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.2 1941-05-09	1941-05-09 09:32	25 km	110 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.2 1941-04-30	1941-04-30 09:45	15 km	258 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.1 1940-11-14	1940-11-14 10:33	25 km	83 km ENE of Hasaki, 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.