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M7.2 earthquake, Japan, 1939-05-01

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1939-05-01 05:58

Rank in 193911 / 80among M6+

Rank since 19001007 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×61approx.

28 km W of Tenn?, Japan · 39.93, 139.64

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1931 M7.9M7.9

1978 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

2025 M7.6M7.6

1901 M7.5M7.5

1989 M7.4M7.4

2026 M7.4M7.4

1983 M7.4M7.4

1928 M7.3M7.3

2022 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1937-07-26	1937-07-26 19:56	35 km	42 km E of Onagawa Ch?, Japan
M6.4 1937-01-07	1937-01-07 06:12	35 km	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.2 1936-11-02	1936-11-02 20:45	35 km	83 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.2 1936-06-03	1936-06-03 02:55	35 km	74 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.0 1934-04-06	1934-04-06 19:09	35 km	23 km ENE of Namie, Japan
M6.1 1931-11-03	1931-11-03 16:19	35 km	9 km NW of Yamada, Japan
M7.9 1931-03-09	1931-03-09 03:49	35 km	78 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M7.3 1928-05-27	1928-05-27 09:50	35 km	79 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.0 1927-03-16	1927-03-16 06:52	35 km	88 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.4 1927-01-17	1927-01-17 21:58	35 km	77 km SSE of ?funato, 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.