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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 1926-06-29

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1926-06-29 14:26

Rank in 192615 / 122among M6+

Rank since 19002528 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

100 km WNW of Nago, Japan · 27.09, 127.13

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.6M7.6

1917 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

2011 M6.9M6.9

1923 M6.8M6.8

1926 M6.8M6.8

1917 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1924-05-23	1924-05-23 14:36	25 km	80 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
M6.8 1923-08-12	1923-08-12 10:06	15 km	148 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
M7.0 1923-04-23	1923-04-23 03:17	20 km	70 km WNW of Naha, Japan
M6.2 1921-06-23	1921-06-23 18:21	15 km	153 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1919-07-17	1919-07-17 09:48	15 km	122 km WNW of Naha, Japan
M6.2 1918-02-13	1918-02-13 20:25	15 km	184 km SE of Itoman, Japan
M6.8 1917-07-04	1917-07-04 05:36	15 km	92 km NNE of Hirara, Japan
M7.3 1917-07-04	1917-07-04 00:38	35 km	120 km ENE of Hirara, Japan
M7.0 1914-07-04	1914-07-04 17:48	235 km	152 km NW of Uken, Japan
M6.3 1914-07-04	1914-07-04 17:47	15 km	67 km WNW of Naze, 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.