Home › 1996 › Japan

M6.6 earthquake, Japan, 1996-10-18

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1996-10-18 10:50

Rank in 199646 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19003587 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

20 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 30.57, 131.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1911 M7.9M7.9

1961 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1968 M7.5M7.5

1916 M7.4M7.4

1923 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.2M7.2

1923 M7.2M7.2

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1995-10-19	1995-10-19 02:41	20 km	71 km ESE of Naze, Japan
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
M6.1 1994-09-13	1994-09-13 04:28	34 km	110 km NNE of Naze, 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
M6.7 1987-03-18	1987-03-18 03:36	54 km	33 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan
M6.3 1986-03-24	1986-03-24 02:01	26 km	54 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M6.9 1984-08-06	1984-08-06 19:06	46 km	34 km SE of Nobeoka, Japan
M6.3 1978-05-23	1978-05-23 07:50	161 km	29 km SW of Makurazaki, 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.