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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 2010-05-26

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2010-05-26 08:53

Rank in 201057 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19004591 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

216 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan · 25.77, 129.94

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M7.6M7.6

1901 M7.2M7.2

1995 M7.1M7.1

2010 M7.0M7.0

1911 M7.0M7.0

1923 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.8M6.8

1940 M6.7M6.7

1968 M6.7M6.7

1959 M6.6M6.6

1945 M6.6M6.6

1954 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 2010-02-26	2010-02-26 20:31	25 km	70 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
M6.0 2008-07-08	2008-07-08 07:42	43 km	107 km NNE of Nago, Japan
M6.1 2004-07-22	2004-07-22 09:45	21 km	91 km E of Nago, Japan
M6.2 2001-12-08	2001-12-08 20:29	33 km	15 km SE of Naze, Japan
M6.8 1995-10-19	1995-10-19 02:41	20 km	71 km ESE of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1995-10-19	1995-10-19 00:32	33 km	69 km ESE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1995-10-18	1995-10-18 23:25	28 km	73 km ESE of Naze, Japan
M7.1 1995-10-18	1995-10-18 10:37	28 km	83 km SE of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1991-04-14	1991-04-14 08:08	83 km	82 km NW of Nago, Japan
M6.1 1985-02-28	1985-02-28 20:53	60 km	104 km NNE of Nago, 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.