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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 2015-05-12

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)2015-05-12 21:12

Rank in 201527 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19002475 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

32 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 38.91, 142.03

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1968 M8.2M8.2

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2015-02-21	2015-02-21 10:13	7 km	133 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.2 2015-02-20	2015-02-20 04:25	10 km	142 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.7 2015-02-16	2015-02-16 23:06	23 km	83 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 2014-10-11	2014-10-11 02:35	22 km	152 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.1 2014-08-10	2014-08-10 03:43	41 km	78 km E of Mutsu, Japan
M6.5 2014-07-11	2014-07-11 19:22	20 km	139 km ESE of Namie, 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

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.