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M7.5 earthquake, Japan, 1998-05-03

MagnitudeM7.5mwb

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1998-05-03 23:30

Rank in 19984 / 121among M6+

Rank since 1900477 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

254 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan · 22.31, 125.31

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1998 M7.5M7.5

1915 M7.2M7.2

1935 M7.0M7.0

1921 M7.0M7.0

2009 M6.7M6.7

1952 M6.7M6.7

1912 M6.6M6.6

1975 M6.6M6.6

2021 M6.6M6.6

1923 M6.6M6.6

2010 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1994-04-10	1994-04-10 23:45	10 km	198 km SE of Hirara, Japan
M6.1 1990-09-30	1990-09-30 19:05	35 km	62 km S of Hirara, Japan
M6.3 1981-12-12	1981-12-12 04:52	10 km	111 km SSE of Hirara, Japan
M6.2 1975-05-23	1975-05-23 16:01	6 km	Taiwan region
M6.6 1975-03-23	1975-03-23 07:32	21 km	184 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.0 1973-03-28	1973-03-28 23:55	33 km	118 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.0 1973-03-26	1973-03-26 02:37	16 km	104 km S of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.1 1966-07-10	1966-07-10 16:12	32 km	51 km SSW of Miyakojima, Japan
M6.0 1958-04-12	1958-04-12 13:25	35 km	70 km E of Hirara, Japan
M6.0 1954-01-11	1954-01-11 17:09	15 km	218 km S of Hirara, 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.