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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1993-08-07

MagnitudeM6.5mwb

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1993-08-07 19:42

Rank in 199343 / 148among M6+

Rank since 19004433 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

69 km WNW of Kamiiso, Japan · 41.98, 139.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1993 M7.7M7.7

2025 M7.6M7.6

1940 M7.5M7.5

1901 M7.5M7.5

1983 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1939 M7.2M7.2

1945 M7.2M7.2

1947 M7.1M7.1

1964 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1993-07-12	1993-07-12 16:01	28 km	101 km W of Iwanai, Japan
M6.3 1993-07-12	1993-07-12 14:45	33 km	109 km W of Iwanai, Japan
M7.7 1993-07-12	1993-07-12 13:17	17 km	107 km W of Iwanai, Japan
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
M6.4 1991-11-26	1991-11-26 19:40	56 km	33 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.0 1988-01-02	1988-01-02 12:42	177 km	6 km SSE of Shimo-furano, Japan
M6.8 1987-01-14	1987-01-14 11:03	102 km	47 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.6 1987-01-09	1987-01-09 06:14	68 km	35 km NW of Miyako, Japan
M6.4 1985-03-28	1985-03-28 16:07	166 km	9 km N of Takanosu, 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.