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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 1928-06-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1928-06-03 08:31

Rank in 192823 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19002610 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×13approx.

117 km S of Fukuech?, Japan · 31.64, 128.92

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1911 M7.9M7.9

1961 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1923 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.2M7.2

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

1969 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.0M7.0

1970 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1926-03-17	1926-03-17 04:36	35 km	106 km SW of Kurio, Japan
M6.3 1924-08-28	1924-08-28 23:50	15 km	17 km NNE of Tsukawaki, Japan
M7.0 1923-11-03	1923-11-03 16:19	35 km	93 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.6 1923-07-13	1923-07-13 23:56	35 km	28 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan
M7.4 1923-07-13	1923-07-13 11:13	35 km	22 km N of Nishinoomote, Japan
M6.3 1922-12-08	1922-12-08 02:02	10 km	16 km NW of Honmachi, Japan
M6.7 1922-12-07	1922-12-07 16:50	15 km	22 km SW of Nagasaki, Japan
M6.0 1921-07-03	1921-07-03 14:52	15 km	113 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M7.0 1914-07-04	1914-07-04 17:48	235 km	152 km NW of Uken, Japan
M6.8 1914-01-12	1914-01-12 09:28	15 km	8 km NNE of Kajiki, 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.