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M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1907-07-05

MagnitudeM6.6ms

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Depth150 km

Time (UTC)1907-07-05 15:46

Rank in 190730 / 65among M6+

Rank since 19003391 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

7 km SW of Kitami, Japan · 43.77, 143.82

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1994 M8.3M8.3

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1968 M7.9M7.9

1973 M7.7M7.7

1950 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1935 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.4M7.4

1905 M7.3M7.3

1917 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1905-09-01	1905-09-01 02:45	255 km	22 km ESE of Makubetsu, Japan
M7.1 1900-12-25	1900-12-25 05:09	35 km	Off the coast of Hokkaido, 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.