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M6.5 earthquake, Japan, 2011-03-12

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)2011-03-12 01:47

Rank in 201155 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19004604 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

146 km E of Namie, Japan · 37.59, 142.65

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 02:47	15 km	222 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M5.9 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 12:53	34 km	207 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 22:12	16 km	81 km ENE of Namie, Japan
M6.1 2011-03-12	2011-03-12 23:24	15 km	55 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M5.7 2011-03-13	2011-03-13 11:37	17 km	124 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-14	2011-03-14 06:12	14 km	123 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M5.6 2011-03-14	2011-03-14 17:59	20 km	109 km E of Tomioka, Japan
M5.8 2011-03-15	2011-03-15 09:49	8 km	115 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-15	2011-03-15 13:27	28 km	109 km E of Namie, Japan
M5.6 2011-03-17	2011-03-17 06:12	16 km	203 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M5.5 2011-03-17	2011-03-17 18:55	26 km	124 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M5.5 2011-03-18	2011-03-18 03:23	6 km	205 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.1 2011-03-22	2011-03-22 09:19	31 km	72 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M5.6 2011-03-22	2011-03-22 12:01	10 km	206 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M6.1 2011-03-29	2011-03-29 10:54	15 km	114 km E of Namie, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

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

1915 M7.6M7.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 20:11	17 km	72 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 19:02	27 km	80 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 15:20	53 km	108 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.3 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 15:13	21 km	92 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.6 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 11:36	26 km	50 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 10:10	26 km	76 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 08:31	37 km	15 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 08:27	43 km	126 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.1 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 08:26	17 km	178 km E of Namie, 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.