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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 2010-03-14

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth32 km

Time (UTC)2010-03-14 08:08

Rank in 201052 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19004586 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

59 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 37.74, 141.59

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1960 M8.0M8.0

2011 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.7M7.7

1905 M7.7M7.7

1964 M7.6M7.6

1915 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2008-12-20	2008-12-20 10:29	19 km	148 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
M6.8 2008-07-23	2008-07-23 15:26	108 km	29 km ENE of Morioka, Japan
M6.0 2008-07-21	2008-07-21 11:30	22 km	98 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M7.0 2008-07-19	2008-07-19 02:39	22 km	107 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.9 2008-06-13	2008-06-13 23:43	8 km	24 km WSW of Mizusawa, Japan
M6.9 2008-05-07	2008-05-07 16:45	27 km	78 km NE of Hasaki, Japan
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
M6.6 2007-07-16	2007-07-16 01:13	12 km	20 km NNW of Kashiwazaki, 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.