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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 2016-04-15

MagnitudeM7.0mww

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2016-04-15 16:25

Rank in 201614 / 147among M6+

Rank since 19001589 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

6 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan · 32.79, 130.75

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2016-04-15	2016-04-15 16:45	10 km	6 km S of Kikuchi, Japan
M5.5 2016-04-15	2016-04-15 18:55	13 km	10 km NE of Aso, Japan
M5.5 2016-04-18	2016-04-18 11:42	10 km	8 km NNE of Aso, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1961 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1968 M7.5M7.5

1923 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.2M7.2

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

1969 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.0M7.0

2016 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 15:03	8 km	5 km ENE of Uto, Japan
M6.2 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 12:26	9 km	2 km SSE of Kumamoto, Japan
M6.7 2015-11-13	2015-11-13 20:51	12 km	140 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan
M6.3 2014-03-13	2014-03-13 17:06	79 km	32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan
M6.2 2009-09-03	2009-09-03 13:26	163 km	32 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan
M6.3 2006-06-11	2006-06-11 20:01	140 km	15 km S of Tsukawaki, Japan
M6.1 2005-11-21	2005-11-21 15:36	145 km	41 km SW of Makurazaki, Japan
M6.6 2005-03-20	2005-03-20 01:53	10 km	28 km NNW of Maebaru-ch??, Japan
M6.8 2001-03-24	2001-03-24 06:27	50 km	16 km SSW of Kure, Japan
M6.0 2000-06-25	2000-06-25 06:34	10 km	33 km S of Kushima, 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.