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M7.1 earthquake, Japan, 1924-08-14

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1924-08-14 18:02

Rank in 19247 / 79among M6+

Rank since 19001053 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×50approx.

67 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 36.20, 141.34

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1924-05-31	1924-05-31 12:27	15 km	125 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.3 1924-05-31	1924-05-31 12:02	35 km	5 km NNE of Omigawa, Japan
M7.0 1924-01-14	1924-01-14 20:50	15 km	3 km NE of Sayama, Japan
M6.3 1923-12-27	1923-12-27 14:39	35 km	92 km ENE of Hasaki, 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
M6.7 1923-09-02	1923-09-02 09:26	35 km	9 km SSE of Mobara, 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

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.