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M6.7 earthquake, Japan, 2011-03-11

MagnitudeM6.7mb

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Depth3 km

Time (UTC)2011-03-11 06:08

Rank in 201131 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19003030 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

134 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 38.97, 143.37

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 06:21	52 km	128 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.2 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 06:23	56 km	45 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 07:04	24 km	57 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.7 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 07:05	15 km	176 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.3 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 07:29	45 km	49 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 07:38	38 km	78 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 08:33	28 km	94 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 10:10	26 km	76 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M5.9 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 10:28	20 km	141 km E of Yamada, Japan
M5.6 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 10:45	33 km	189 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 11:32	36 km	114 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.6 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 11:36	26 km	50 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 12:15	50 km	40 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.7 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 13:43	25 km	195 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M5.5 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 16:11	35 km	130 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 19:02	27 km	80 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.1 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 20:11	17 km	72 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 01:34	22 km	101 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 03:01	20 km	56 km E of Yamada, Japan
M5.5 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 06:18	54 km	41 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.7 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 10:53	27 km	43 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M5.6 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 14:03	35 km	78 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 14:43	35 km	39 km E of Yamada, Japan
M5.7 2011-03-13	2011-03-13 07:56	13 km	106 km E of Miyako, Japan
M5.9 2011-03-19	2011-03-19 01:22	15 km	82 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.4 2011-03-22	2011-03-22 09:44	13 km	130 km E of Miyako, Japan
M5.6 2011-03-22	2011-03-22 11:21	31 km	101 km E of Miyako, Japan
M5.5 2011-03-29	2011-03-29 16:35	25 km	130 km E of Yamada, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1968 M8.2M8.2

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1968 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1919 M7.7M7.7

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 06:06	43 km	47 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.2 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 06:00	41 km	110 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.3 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 05:58	51 km	103 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.4 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 05:55	35 km	208 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.3 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 05:54	32 km	30 km NNE of Namie, Japan
M9.1 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 05:46	29 km	2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
M6.5 2011-03-09	2011-03-09 21:24	15 km	128 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-09	2011-03-09 21:22	23 km	114 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-09	2011-03-09 18:16	22 km	99 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M7.3 2011-03-09	2011-03-09 02:45	32 km	120 km SE of ?funato, 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.