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M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1935-03-30

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1935-03-30 21:19

Rank in 193526 / 111among M6+

Rank since 19003928 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×7approx.

84 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 37.31, 141.93

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

2011 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

1915 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1934-04-06	1934-04-06 19:09	35 km	23 km ENE of Namie, Japan
M6.3 1933-09-21	1933-09-21 09:47	15 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.2 1933-06-18	1933-06-18 21:37	30 km	110 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.4 1933-04-23	1933-04-23 07:13	15 km	129 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.7 1933-04-09	1933-04-09 02:46	15 km	154 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.4 1933-03-03	1933-03-03 09:12	15 km	147 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.1 1931-11-03	1931-11-03 16:19	35 km	9 km NW of Yamada, Japan
M6.5 1931-09-21	1931-09-21 02:20	15 km	1 km WNW of Kumagaya, Japan
M6.2 1931-09-08	1931-09-08 19:08	15 km	145 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.5 1931-06-23	1931-06-23 06:14	25 km	97 km NE of Hasaki, 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.