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M7.2 earthquake, Japan, 1933-06-18

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1933-06-18 21:37

Rank in 19337 / 101among M6+

Rank since 1900820 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×75approx.

110 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 38.08, 142.48

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.1 1933-03-03	1933-03-03 15:02	15 km	192 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 1933-03-03	1933-03-03 09:38	15 km	188 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.4 1933-03-03	1933-03-03 09:12	15 km	147 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.1 1933-03-02	1933-03-02 20:42	15 km	143 km E of Miyako, Japan
M8.4 1933-03-02	1933-03-02 17:31	15 km	1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan
M6.6 1933-01-07	1933-01-07 04:06	15 km	184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 1932-07-10	1932-07-10 07:45	15 km	281 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 1932-06-29	1932-06-29 18:15	35 km	178 km ENE of Miyako, 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.