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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 1915-10-08

MagnitudeM7.0mB

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Depth290 km

Time (UTC)1915-10-08 15:36

Rank in 191510 / 71among M6+

Rank since 19001415 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

139 km S of Ōyama, Japan · 33.35, 138.04

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.3M8.3

1944 M8.1M8.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1923 M7.8M7.8

1948 M7.4M7.4

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1905 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1910-02-12	1910-02-12 18:10	375 km	176 km SE of Shingū, Japan
M6.4 1906-09-17	1906-09-17 04:16	20 km	73 km S of Shimoda, Japan
M7.4 1906-01-21	1906-01-21 13:49	300 km	50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan
M7.2 1905-10-24	1905-10-24 03:46	15 km	38 km SSW of Shimoda, 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.