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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 1995-10-19

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1995-10-19 02:41

Rank in 199537 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19002387 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

71 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 28.09, 130.15

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1911 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.6M7.6

1916 M7.4M7.4

1901 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.1M7.1

1961 M7.0M7.0

1942 M7.0M7.0

1914 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1995-10-19	1995-10-19 00:32	33 km	69 km ESE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1995-10-18	1995-10-18 23:25	28 km	73 km ESE of Naze, Japan
M7.1 1995-10-18	1995-10-18 10:37	28 km	83 km SE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1994-09-13	1994-09-13 04:28	34 km	110 km NNE of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1992-06-04	1992-06-04 04:04	17 km	145 km WSW of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1991-04-14	1991-04-14 08:08	83 km	82 km NW of Nago, Japan
M6.0 1990-06-16	1990-06-16 04:53	27 km	153 km N of Nago, Japan
M6.1 1990-02-17	1990-02-17 02:28	66 km	80 km SSE of Koshima, Japan
M6.0 1988-04-04	1988-04-04 15:43	39 km	37 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan
M6.3 1986-03-24	1986-03-24 02:01	26 km	54 km ENE of Naze, 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.