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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 1996-12-22

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth226 km

Time (UTC)1996-12-22 14:53

Rank in 199654 / 164among M6+

Rank since 19004473 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

131 km W of Iwanai, Japan · 43.21, 138.92

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1993 M7.7M7.7

1940 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.1M7.1

1913 M6.8M6.8

1983 M6.7M6.7

1964 M6.6M6.6

1921 M6.6M6.6

2018 M6.6M6.6

1950 M6.6M6.6

1993 M6.5M6.5

1996 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1993-08-07	1993-08-07 19:42	14 km	69 km WNW of Kamiiso, Japan
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
M6.0 1988-01-02	1988-01-02 12:42	177 km	6 km SSE of Shimo-furano, Japan
M6.7 1983-06-21	1983-06-21 06:25	10 km	122 km WNW of Shimokizukuri, Japan
M6.0 1981-05-08	1981-05-08 23:34	200 km	118 km WSW of Iwanai, Japan
M6.3 1981-01-23	1981-01-23 04:58	116 km	29 km NW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.0 1974-11-08	1974-11-08 21:23	132 km	21 km SE of Tomakomai, 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.