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M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1934-10-26

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1934-10-26 17:11

Rank in 193429 / 117among M6+

Rank since 19003342 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

155 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 29.16, 131.57

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1961 M7.5M7.5

1916 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1934-09-12	1934-09-12 14:27	15 km	43 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan
M6.0 1933-11-22	1933-11-22 22:31	15 km	67 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1933-06-02	1933-06-02 07:38	35 km	51 km ENE of Nishinoomote, Japan
M6.7 1932-05-28	1932-05-28 02:21	15 km	222 km E of Naze, Japan
M6.9 1929-05-21	1929-05-21 16:35	35 km	31 km ESE of Miyazaki, 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
M6.1 1926-03-17	1926-03-17 04:36	35 km	106 km SW of Kurio, Japan
M6.6 1925-06-28	1925-06-28 06:14	35 km	68 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1925-03-20	1925-03-20 12:19	15 km	179 km ESE of Nichinan, 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.