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M6.6 earthquake, Sea of Japan, 1993-01-19

MagnitudeM6.6mwb
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Depth448 km
Time (UTC)1993-01-19 14:39
Rank in 199331 / 148among M6+
Rank since 19003551 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×8approx.

Sea of Japan · 38.65, 133.47

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.7 1969-03-311969-03-31 19:25398 km266 km NW of Hakui, Japan
M6.4 1954-11-191954-11-19 05:56552 km212 km ESE of Hoemul-li, North Korea
M7.4 1904-06-071904-06-07 08:18350 km164 km NNE of Ama, 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.