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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 2008-05-07

MagnitudeM6.9mwc

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)2008-05-07 16:45

Rank in 200816 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19001959 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

78 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 36.16, 141.53

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2008-05-08	2008-05-08 23:21	17 km	87 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1923 M8.0M8.0

1953 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1923 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.6M7.6

1939 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2008-05-07	2008-05-07 16:16	23 km	95 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.2 2008-05-07	2008-05-07 16:02	19 km	80 km NE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.1 2007-12-25	2007-12-25 14:04	48 km	64 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.0 2006-10-10	2006-10-10 23:58	9 km	150 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M6.0 2005-12-16	2005-12-16 18:32	43 km	53 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.5 2005-12-02	2005-12-02 13:13	29 km	80 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.3 2005-10-19	2005-10-19 11:44	32 km	25 km ENE of ?arai, Japan
M6.1 2005-08-30	2005-08-30 18:10	21 km	142 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M6.1 2005-08-24	2005-08-24 10:15	10 km	123 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M7.2 2005-08-16	2005-08-16 02:46	36 km	66 km ESE of Ishinomaki, 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.