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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 2007-07-16

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth350 km

Time (UTC)2007-07-16 14:17

Rank in 200724 / 196among M6+

Rank since 19002436 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

133 km WNW of Mikuni, Japan · 36.81, 134.85

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2024 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.4M7.4

1927 M7.0M7.0

1943 M7.0M7.0

1940 M7.0M7.0

1909 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.9M6.9

1948 M6.8M6.8

1961 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.7M6.7

2007 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2007-03-25	2007-03-25 00:41	8 km	46 km NW of Nanao, Japan
M6.7 2000-10-06	2000-10-06 04:30	10 km	8 km ESE of Matsue, Japan
M6.2 1995-03-31	1995-03-31 14:01	354 km	215 km NW of Hakui, Japan
M6.9 1995-01-16	1995-01-16 20:46	22 km	8 km S of Akashi, Japan
M6.6 1993-02-07	1993-02-07 13:27	11 km	69 km NNE of Nanao, Japan
M6.6 1993-01-19	1993-01-19 14:39	448 km	Sea of Japan
M6.1 1990-04-11	1990-04-11 20:51	362 km	11 km ENE of Maizuru, Japan
M6.2 1984-09-13	1984-09-13 23:48	10 km	23 km E of Gero, Japan
M6.3 1969-09-09	1969-09-09 05:15	10 km	13 km W of Gero, Japan
M6.7 1969-03-31	1969-03-31 19:25	398 km	266 km NW of Hakui, 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.