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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 2010-04-26

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth22 km

Time (UTC)2010-04-26 02:59

Rank in 201053 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19004587 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

245 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan · 22.18, 123.62

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.2M8.2

1951 M7.8M7.8

1922 M7.7M7.7

1966 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1951 M7.5M7.5

1919 M7.4M7.4

1978 M7.4M7.4

1986 M7.4M7.4

2024 M7.4M7.4

1951 M7.3M7.3

1972 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2010-02-07	2010-02-07 06:10	21 km	109 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.4 2009-12-19	2009-12-19 13:02	43 km	20 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 2009-10-03	2009-10-03 17:36	28 km	41 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 2009-08-17	2009-08-17 10:10	15 km	120 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.7 2009-08-17	2009-08-17 00:05	20 km	114 km SW of Ishigaki, Japan
M6.1 2009-08-05	2009-08-05 00:17	25 km	66 km SSW of Hirara, Japan
M6.3 2009-07-13	2009-07-13 18:05	17 km	61 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.2 2008-07-13	2008-07-13 14:58	14 km	105 km NW of Basco, Philippines
M6.0 2008-04-23	2008-04-23 18:28	10 km	121 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.2 2007-09-06	2007-09-06 17:51	53 km	66 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan

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.