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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1943-09-10

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1943-09-10 08:36

Rank in 194317 / 113among M6+

Rank since 19001435 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

18 km ENE of Kurayoshi, Japan · 35.47, 134.01

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1944 M8.1M8.1

1904 M7.4M7.4

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1940 M7.0M7.0

1905 M6.9M6.9

1948 M6.9M6.9

1909 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.9M6.9

1968 M6.8M6.8

2001 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1943-03-04	1943-03-04 19:50	15 km	6 km SW of Tottori, Japan
M6.0 1941-04-05	1941-04-05 16:49	15 km	18 km SSW of Masuda, Japan
M6.1 1940-11-18	1940-11-18 12:47	50 km	18 km NNE of Tanabe, Japan
M7.0 1940-08-13	1940-08-13 15:36	10 km	74 km NW of Hiratach?, Japan
M6.5 1938-01-11	1938-01-11 15:12	25 km	17 km WSW of Tanabe, Japan
M6.0 1936-02-21	1936-02-21 01:07	10 km	6 km NNW of Gose, Japan
M7.0 1927-03-07	1927-03-07 09:27	10 km	15 km E of Toyooka, Japan
M6.2 1925-05-25	1925-05-25 16:22	15 km	15 km NNW of Fukuchiyama, Japan
M6.6 1925-05-23	1925-05-23 02:09	15 km	12 km ESE of Toyooka, Japan
M6.9 1909-08-14	1909-08-14 06:30	15 km	23 km SSE of Ono, 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.