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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 1995-01-16

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth22 km

Time (UTC)1995-01-16 20:46

Rank in 199521 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19001916 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

8 km S of Akashi, Japan · 34.58, 135.02

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.3M8.3

1944 M8.1M8.1

1948 M7.4M7.4

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1940 M7.0M7.0

1948 M6.9M6.9

1909 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1990-04-11	1990-04-11 20:51	362 km	11 km ENE of Maizuru, Japan
M6.2 1984-09-13	1984-09-13 23:48	10 km	23 km E of Gero, Japan
M7.2 1984-01-01	1984-01-01 09:03	368 km	77 km ESE of Owase, Japan
M6.0 1974-02-22	1974-02-22 00:36	385 km	107 km SE of Shing?, Japan
M6.3 1969-09-09	1969-09-09 05:15	10 km	13 km W of Gero, Japan
M6.8 1968-08-05	1968-08-05 16:17	44 km	31 km SW of Yawatahama, Japan
M6.3 1967-08-13	1967-08-13 20:06	364 km	11 km SE of Maizuru, Japan
M6.2 1966-01-11	1966-01-11 14:16	18 km	81 km SSE of Shima, Japan
M6.3 1963-03-26	1963-03-26 21:34	15 km	27 km NW of Tsuruga, Japan
M6.2 1962-01-04	1962-01-04 04:35	50 km	13 km SSW of Tanabe, 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.