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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1974-05-08

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth2 km

Time (UTC)1974-05-08 23:33

Rank in 197425 / 97among M6+

Rank since 19004275 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

25 km SW of Shimoda, Japan · 34.52, 138.74

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1944 M8.1M8.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1974-02-22	1974-02-22 00:36	385 km	107 km SE of Shing?, Japan
M7.3 1972-12-04	1972-12-04 10:16	26 km	206 km SSE of Wada, Japan
M6.0 1972-02-29	1972-02-29 09:42	57 km	195 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M7.2 1972-02-29	1972-02-29 09:23	46 km	193 km SSE of Wada, Japan
M6.3 1969-09-09	1969-09-09 05:15	10 km	13 km W of Gero, Japan
M6.1 1968-07-01	1968-07-01 10:45	58 km	4 km ENE of Ogose, Japan
M6.3 1968-02-28	1968-02-28 12:08	344 km	189 km S of ?yama, Japan
M6.2 1966-01-11	1966-01-11 14:16	18 km	81 km SSE of Shima, Japan
M6.1 1965-04-19	1965-04-19 23:42	36 km	0 km SSE of Yaizu, Japan
M6.0 1964-02-29	1964-02-29 15:20	22 km	133 km SE of Hasaki, 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.