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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1938-01-11

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1938-01-11 15:12

Rank in 193850 / 149among M6+

Rank since 19004194 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

17 km WSW of Tanabe, Japan · 33.66, 135.20

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.3M8.3

1944 M8.1M8.1

1948 M7.4M7.4

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.1M7.1

1915 M7.0M7.0

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1936-02-21	1936-02-21 01:07	10 km	6 km NNW of Gose, Japan
M6.9 1929-06-02	1929-06-02 21:38	350 km	65 km SSE of Toba, 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
M7.0 1915-10-08	1915-10-08 15:36	290 km	139 km S of Ōyama, Japan
M6.3 1913-04-02	1913-04-02 23:52	15 km	97 km SSW of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
M7.2 1910-02-12	1910-02-12 18:10	375 km	176 km SE of Shingū, Japan
M6.9 1909-08-14	1909-08-14 06:30	15 km	23 km SSE of Ono, Japan
M6.0 1906-05-04	1906-05-04 23:09	35 km	24 km SE of Fukura, 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.