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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 1987-12-17

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth63 km

Time (UTC)1987-12-17 02:08

Rank in 198738 / 166among M6+

Rank since 19002890 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

10 km SW of Mobara, Japan · 35.36, 140.21

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.6M7.6

1906 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

2022 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 1987-04-22	1987-04-22 20:13	30 km	62 km E of Iwaki, Japan
M6.1 1987-04-16	1987-04-16 19:23	55 km	52 km E of Iwaki, Japan
M6.7 1987-04-07	1987-04-07 00:40	29 km	71 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.8 1987-02-06	1987-02-06 13:16	48 km	72 km E of Iwaki, Japan
M6.4 1987-02-06	1987-02-06 12:23	36 km	80 km E of Iwaki, Japan
M6.0 1986-11-22	1986-11-22 00:41	9 km	59 km ESE of Shimoda, Japan
M6.6 1986-06-24	1986-06-24 02:53	63 km	46 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.2 1986-02-12	1986-02-12 02:59	30 km	49 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
M6.2 1985-04-09	1985-04-09 05:15	44 km	122 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.8 1984-09-18	1984-09-18 17:02	48 km	166 km SE of Katsuura, 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.