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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 2000-07-30

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2000-07-30 12:25

Rank in 200040 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19004500 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

94 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan · 33.90, 139.38

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2000-07-30	2000-07-30 12:48	10 km	85 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan
M5.7 2000-08-18	2000-08-18 01:52	10 km	64 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1944 M8.1M8.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1906 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1972 M7.3M7.3

1923 M7.2M7.2

1905 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2000-07-15	2000-07-15 01:30	10 km	near the south coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.1 2000-07-01	2000-07-01 07:01	10 km	53 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan
M6.2 2000-06-03	2000-06-03 08:54	62 km	6 km SE of Narut?, Japan
M6.1 1996-11-20	1996-11-20 02:27	33 km	115 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.2 1996-09-11	1996-09-11 02:37	55 km	23 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.0 1995-07-07	1995-07-07 21:15	333 km	62 km SSE of Toba, Japan
M6.0 1995-01-09	1995-01-09 18:00	33 km	48 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.9 1993-10-11	1993-10-11 15:54	351 km	256 km SE of Shing?, Japan
M6.3 1992-08-29	1992-08-29 19:19	289 km	158 km S of ?yama, Japan
M6.4 1992-08-11	1992-08-11 15:14	16 km	Izu Islands, Japan region

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.