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M7.0 earthquake, southeast of Taiwan, 1935-12-17

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1935-12-17 19:17

Rank in 193514 / 111among M6+

Rank since 19001627 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×31approx.

southeast of Taiwan · 22.50, 125.78

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M7.7M7.7

1998 M7.5M7.5

1915 M7.2M7.2

1935 M7.0M7.0

1921 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.7M6.7

2021 M6.6M6.6

1923 M6.6M6.6

2010 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1935-08-26	1935-08-26 16:31	15 km	104 km ESE of Hirara, Japan
M6.0 1935-01-18	1935-01-18 17:13	15 km	111 km S of Hirara, Japan
M6.4 1934-01-21	1934-01-21 06:55	15 km	67 km S of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.3 1926-08-06	1926-08-06 15:52	15 km	58 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.6 1923-07-02	1923-07-02 02:31	25 km	154 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
M7.0 1921-04-02	1921-04-02 09:36	15 km	84 km SE of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.2 1919-05-16	1919-05-16 01:00	15 km	198 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.4 1916-03-25	1916-03-25 23:52	35 km	21 km SSW of Hirara, Japan
M7.2 1915-02-28	1915-02-28 18:59	20 km	98 km SSW of Ishigaki, 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.