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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 2001-12-02

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth124 km

Time (UTC)2001-12-02 13:01

Rank in 200142 / 137among M6+

Rank since 19004517 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

3 km NW of Hanamaki, Japan · 39.40, 141.09

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1968 M8.2M8.2

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2001-08-13	2001-08-13 20:11	38 km	87 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
M6.3 2000-10-03	2000-10-03 04:13	33 km	123 km NE of Miyako, Japan
M6.2 1998-05-30	1998-05-30 18:18	33 km	137 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 1998-05-14	1998-05-14 18:56	33 km	130 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.0 1996-08-10	1996-08-10 18:12	10 km	25 km NE of Shinj?, Japan
M6.7 1996-02-16	1996-02-16 15:22	41 km	123 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.3 1995-12-30	1995-12-30 12:11	22 km	158 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.0 1995-07-08	1995-07-08 05:42	11 km	121 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 1995-02-23	1995-02-23 05:27	33 km	140 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.2 1995-02-23	1995-02-23 05:01	9 km	147 km E of Miyako, 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.