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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 2008-09-11

MagnitudeM6.8mwc

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)2008-09-11 00:20

Rank in 200823 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19002447 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

122 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan · 41.89, 143.75

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1968 M8.2M8.2

2003 M8.2M8.2

1952 M8.1M8.1

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1994 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.7M7.7

1973 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

2025 M7.6M7.6

1901 M7.5M7.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2007-02-17	2007-02-17 00:02	31 km	115 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.1 2005-09-21	2005-09-21 02:25	103 km	27 km ESE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia
M6.3 2005-01-18	2005-01-18 14:09	42 km	40 km E of Kushiro, Japan
M6.8 2004-12-06	2004-12-06 14:15	35 km	54 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan
M7.0 2004-11-28	2004-11-28 18:32	39 km	51 km SW of Nemuro, Japan
M6.1 2004-11-11	2004-11-11 10:02	33 km	92 km S of Kushiro, Japan
M6.1 2004-04-11	2004-04-11 18:06	42 km	38 km E of Kushiro, Japan
M6.1 2003-12-29	2003-12-29 01:30	33 km	64 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.7 2003-10-08	2003-10-08 09:06	32 km	39 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.5 2003-09-29	2003-09-29 02:36	25 km	58 km S of Kushiro, 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.