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M7.6 earthquake, Japan, 1993-01-15

MagnitudeM7.6mw

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Depth102 km

Time (UTC)1993-01-15 11:06

Rank in 19933 / 148among M6+

Rank since 1900367 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×251approx.

52 km NE of Otofuke, Japan · 43.30, 143.69

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1994 M8.3M8.3

1968 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1968 M7.9M7.9

1973 M7.7M7.7

1950 M7.7M7.7

2025 M7.6M7.6

1993 M7.6M7.6

1935 M7.5M7.5

2003 M7.4M7.4

1968 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1993-01-15	1993-01-15 11:06	112 km	17 km W of Kushiro, Japan
M6.0 1992-12-07	1992-12-07 02:11	45 km	37 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.2 1992-08-24	1992-08-24 06:59	120 km	9 km NNW of Honch?, Japan
M6.2 1992-07-12	1992-07-12 11:08	64 km	70 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
M6.0 1992-06-16	1992-06-16 05:51	317 km	50 km NE of Makubetsu, Japan
M6.0 1992-05-07	1992-05-07 06:23	13 km	201 km S of Kushiro, Japan
M6.4 1991-11-26	1991-11-26 19:40	56 km	33 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.0 1990-03-31	1990-03-31 19:31	21 km	102 km S of Shikotan, Russia
M6.2 1989-01-22	1989-01-22 22:20	25 km	130 km S of Kushiro, Japan
M6.3 1988-07-06	1988-07-06 15:54	30 km	137 km S of Kushiro, 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.