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M7.1 earthquake, Japan, 1943-04-11

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1943-04-11 14:46

Rank in 194315 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19001060 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×50approx.

96 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 36.30, 141.66

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1943-03-14	1943-03-14 12:42	15 km	98 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.8 1942-11-15	1942-11-15 17:12	15 km	76 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.1 1942-09-21	1942-09-21 05:52	15 km	190 km E of Iwaki, Japan
M6.6 1942-02-21	1942-02-21 07:07	35 km	76 km ENE of Namie, 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
M6.0 1940-07-02	1940-07-02 01:36	15 km	136 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.2 1940-06-12	1940-06-12 13:59	15 km	near the east coast of Honshu, 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.