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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1940-01-26

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1940-01-26 17:04

Rank in 194017 / 105among M6+

Rank since 19002722 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×12approx.

285 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 27.43, 132.18

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M7.6M7.6

1916 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

1995 M6.8M6.8

1914 M6.7M6.7

1951 M6.7M6.7

1940 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1938-08-18	1938-08-18 19:06	35 km	11 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M7.6 1938-06-16	1938-06-16 02:15	20 km	78 km S of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1938-04-23	1938-04-23 00:27	15 km	197 km ESE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1938-01-10	1938-01-10 20:54	25 km	113 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
M6.6 1934-10-26	1934-10-26 17:11	20 km	155 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.7 1932-05-28	1932-05-28 02:21	15 km	222 km E of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1929-02-03	1929-02-03 02:44	35 km	Ryukyu Islands, Japan
M6.5 1928-10-20	1928-10-20 12:46	35 km	84 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.6 1925-06-28	1925-06-28 06:14	35 km	68 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M6.5 1923-11-06	1923-11-06 19:18	15 km	170 km ESE of Naze, 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.