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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1990-08-05

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth496 km

Time (UTC)1990-08-05 01:34

Rank in 199050 / 153among M6+

Rank since 19004410 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

Izu Islands, Japan region · 29.55, 137.63

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1984 M7.4M7.4

2000 M7.4M7.4

1956 M7.3M7.3

1951 M7.1M7.1

1982 M7.1M7.1

1998 M7.1M7.1

1928 M7.0M7.0

1978 M6.9M6.9

1984 M6.9M6.9

1993 M6.9M6.9

2010 M6.8M6.8

1982 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1989-06-16	1989-06-16 23:42	360 km	284 km SE of Shing?, Japan
M6.7 1988-09-07	1988-09-07 11:53	485 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.4 1987-12-12	1987-12-12 04:51	164 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.5 1986-02-03	1986-02-03 20:47	508 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.3 1985-04-10	1985-04-10 16:26	420 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.5 1985-04-03	1985-04-03 20:21	469 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.9 1984-04-24	1984-04-24 04:11	403 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M7.4 1984-03-06	1984-03-06 02:17	457 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.8 1982-09-06	1982-09-06 01:47	176 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M7.1 1982-07-04	1982-07-04 01:20	536 km	west of the Bonin Islands, 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.