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M7.2 earthquake, Japan, 1923-11-05

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1923-11-05 21:28

Rank in 192312 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19001019 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×59approx.

101 km NE of Naze, Japan · 28.93, 130.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1916 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.2 1921-07-04	1921-07-04 14:18	35 km	76 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1921-07-03	1921-07-03 14:52	15 km	113 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1921-06-23	1921-06-23 18:21	15 km	153 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1921-05-17	1921-05-17 23:27	15 km	136 km E of Naze, Japan
M7.4 1916-02-01	1916-02-01 07:36	15 km	152 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
M6.7 1914-11-28	1914-11-28 10:45	35 km	86 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M7.0 1914-07-04	1914-07-04 17:48	235 km	152 km NW of Uken, 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.