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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 1929-06-02

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth350 km

Time (UTC)1929-06-02 21:38

Rank in 192916 / 125among M6+

Rank since 19001802 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

65 km SSE of Toba, Japan · 33.94, 137.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.3M8.3

1944 M8.1M8.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1923 M7.8M7.8

1948 M7.4M7.4

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1928-03-29	1928-03-29 05:06	405 km	289 km SE of Shing?, 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
M6.8 1923-09-26	1923-09-26 08:23	10 km	21 km SE of Shimoda, Japan
M6.1 1923-09-02	1923-09-02 13:09	15 km	12 km SSE of Odawara, Japan
M7.8 1923-09-02	1923-09-02 02:46	15 km	5 km E of Tateyama, Japan
M6.7 1923-09-01	1923-09-01 07:38	15 km	8 km S of Ninomiya, Japan
M8.0 1923-09-01	1923-09-01 02:58	15 km	5 km SSE of ?iso, Japan
M6.3 1922-04-26	1922-04-26 01:11	35 km	9 km W of Kawasaki, 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.