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M7.0 earthquake, Japan, 2011-07-10

MagnitudeM7.0mww

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Depth23 km

Time (UTC)2011-07-10 00:57

Rank in 201118 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19001575 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

177 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 38.03, 143.26

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2011 M9.1M9.1

1933 M8.4M8.4

1960 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

2011 M7.9M7.9

1938 M7.8M7.8

1994 M7.8M7.8

1938 M7.7M7.7

1978 M7.7M7.7

2011 M7.7M7.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.7 2011-06-22	2011-06-22 21:50	33 km	41 km NNE of Miyako, Japan
M6.1 2011-06-03	2011-06-03 00:05	14 km	258 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.1 2011-05-13	2011-05-13 23:35	35 km	31 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M6.0 2011-05-05	2011-05-05 14:58	11 km	224 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.0 2011-04-13	2011-04-13 19:57	22 km	120 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.6 2011-04-11	2011-04-11 08:16	11 km	17 km SSW of Ishikawa, Japan
M7.1 2011-04-07	2011-04-07 14:32	42 km	29 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.0 2011-03-31	2011-03-31 07:15	42 km	18 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
M6.1 2011-03-29	2011-03-29 10:54	15 km	114 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.2 2011-03-27	2011-03-27 22:23	19 km	62 km E of Ishinomaki, 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.