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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 2000-10-06

MagnitudeM6.7mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2000-10-06 04:30

Rank in 200025 / 160among M6+

Rank since 19002966 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

8 km ESE of Matsue, Japan · 35.46, 133.13

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1904 M7.4M7.4

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1940 M7.0M7.0

1905 M6.9M6.9

1948 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.9M6.9

1968 M6.8M6.8

2001 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

1948 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 1995-01-16	1995-01-16 20:46	22 km	8 km S of Akashi, Japan
M6.1 1990-04-11	1990-04-11 20:51	362 km	11 km ENE of Maizuru, Japan
M6.5 1983-08-25	1983-08-25 20:23	126 km	6 km SE of Bungo-Takada-shi, Japan
M6.8 1968-08-05	1968-08-05 16:17	44 km	31 km SW of Yawatahama, Japan
M6.3 1967-08-13	1967-08-13 20:06	364 km	11 km SE of Maizuru, Japan
M6.3 1963-03-26	1963-03-26 21:34	15 km	27 km NW of Tsuruga, Japan
M6.2 1962-01-04	1962-01-04 04:35	50 km	13 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan
M6.3 1955-07-27	1955-07-27 01:20	15 km	33 km S of Kamojimach?-j?gejima, Japan
M6.7 1950-11-05	1950-11-05 17:37	25 km	46 km SSE of Anan, Japan
M6.1 1949-07-11	1949-07-11 16:10	45 km	22 km E of Yanai, 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.