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M7.1 earthquake, Japan, 1982-07-23

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth37 km

Time (UTC)1982-07-23 14:23

Rank in 19825 / 87among M6+

Rank since 19001156 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

93 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 36.19, 141.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1915 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1982-02-20	1982-02-20 19:18	18 km	184 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.1 1981-09-25	1981-09-25 15:01	25 km	140 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M6.4 1981-01-22	1981-01-22 19:34	20 km	122 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.1 1981-01-19	1981-01-19 01:14	33 km	113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M6.9 1981-01-18	1981-01-18 18:17	33 km	101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M6.2 1981-01-18	1981-01-18 18:11	33 km	110 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M6.0 1980-09-24	1980-09-24 17:54	73 km	7 km NNE of Kisarazu, Japan
M6.2 1980-06-29	1980-06-29 07:20	15 km	19 km SSE of It?, Japan
M6.3 1978-06-14	1978-06-14 11:34	40 km	93 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M7.7 1978-06-12	1978-06-12 08:14	44 km	68 km ESE of Ishinomaki, 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.