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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1942-12-19

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1942-12-19 23:10

Rank in 194218 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19002724 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

Izu Islands, Japan region · 31.66, 141.42

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1953 M7.9M7.9

1972 M7.3M7.3

1972 M7.2M7.2

1916 M7.0M7.0

1984 M6.9M6.9

1944 M6.9M6.9

1982 M6.8M6.8

1984 M6.8M6.8

1942 M6.7M6.7

1953 M6.7M6.7

1970 M6.7M6.7

1916 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1941-04-30	1941-04-30 09:45	15 km	258 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.0 1940-07-02	1940-07-02 01:36	15 km	136 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.0 1940-01-07	1940-01-07 03:22	15 km	161 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.2 1938-11-11	1938-11-11 02:57	20 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.6 1938-11-10	1938-11-10 10:46	25 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.0 1937-07-16	1937-07-16 10:18	15 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.2 1937-07-14	1937-07-14 22:28	20 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.1 1937-07-11	1937-07-11 13:39	15 km	254 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.1 1936-09-18	1936-09-18 18:38	15 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.3 1936-09-04	1936-09-04 08:09	15 km	Izu Islands, Japan region

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.