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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 2016-11-21

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth9 km

Time (UTC)2016-11-21 20:59

Rank in 201622 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19002003 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

35 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 37.39, 141.39

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2016-11-23	2016-11-23 21:23	9 km	41 km SE of Namie, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2016-11-11	2016-11-11 21:42	42 km	24 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.8 2015-05-12	2015-05-12 21:12	35 km	32 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.5 2014-07-11	2014-07-11 19:22	20 km	139 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M7.1 2013-10-25	2013-10-25 17:10	35 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.0 2013-05-18	2013-05-18 05:47	39 km	50 km NE of Namie, Japan
M6.0 2013-04-01	2013-04-01 18:53	14 km	104 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.2 2012-12-07	2012-12-07 08:31	32 km	220 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M7.3 2012-12-07	2012-12-07 08:18	31 km	234 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.3 2012-06-17	2012-06-17 20:32	36 km	19 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
M6.1 2012-06-05	2012-06-05 19:31	15 km	75 km ESE of ?hara, 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.