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M6.9 earthquake, Japan, 2011-11-08

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth225 km

Time (UTC)2011-11-08 02:59

Rank in 201127 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19001979 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

238 km WNW of Naha, Japan · 27.32, 125.62

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1910 M8.1M8.1

1938 M7.7M7.7

1917 M7.3M7.3

1958 M7.2M7.2

1911 M7.0M7.0

1923 M7.0M7.0

2011 M6.9M6.9

1926 M6.8M6.8

1917 M6.8M6.8

1910 M6.8M6.8

1963 M6.7M6.7

1986 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2008-07-08	2008-07-08 07:42	43 km	107 km NNE of Nago, Japan
M6.0 2007-08-07	2007-08-07 00:02	18 km	136 km WNW of Nago, Japan
M6.0 2007-04-20	2007-04-20 02:23	11 km	94 km NNW of Hirara, Japan
M6.3 2007-04-20	2007-04-20 01:45	9 km	102 km N of Hirara, Japan
M6.1 2007-04-20	2007-04-20 00:26	10 km	103 km NNW of Hirara, Japan
M6.0 2000-01-28	2000-01-28 16:39	194 km	162 km NNW of Hirara, Japan
M6.2 1998-10-03	1998-10-03 11:15	227 km	183 km W of Naze, Japan
M6.2 1997-08-13	1997-08-13 04:45	55 km	53 km ENE of Hirara, Japan
M6.4 1993-08-07	1993-08-07 00:00	155 km	199 km N of Hirara, Japan
M6.0 1992-06-04	1992-06-04 04:04	17 km	145 km WSW of Naze, 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.