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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1914-03-14

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1914-03-14 20:00

Rank in 191412 / 54among M6+

Rank since 19001326 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×36approx.

13 km ESE of Yokote, Japan · 39.28, 140.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1968 M8.2M8.2

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

1915 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1913-10-12	1913-10-12 17:03	15 km	120 km E of Yamada, Japan
M7.0 1913-10-11	1913-10-11 09:09	15 km	114 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.7 1912-12-08	1912-12-08 23:49	15 km	105 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.8 1908-01-15	1908-01-15 12:57	35 km	70 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.0 1907-12-02	1907-12-02 13:53	35 km	151 km NE of Miyako, Japan
M6.0 1907-08-05	1907-08-05 01:55	20 km	84 km W of Noshiro, Japan
M6.6 1907-03-26	1907-03-26 11:21	360 km	90 km WNW of Sado, Japan
M7.0 1902-05-02	1902-05-02 11:31	35 km	Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.5 1901-08-09	1901-08-09 18:33	35 km	Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.2 1901-08-09	1901-08-09 09:23	35 km	Near the east coast of Honshu, 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.