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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1923-11-06

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1923-11-06 19:18

Rank in 192346 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19004178 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

170 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 28.07, 131.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1916 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

1923 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1923-11-05	1923-11-05 21:28	35 km	101 km NE of Naze, 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
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
M6.3 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
M6.3 1914-07-04	1914-07-04 17:47	15 km	67 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1913-03-03	1913-03-03 20:02	20 km	134 km NW 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.