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M6.8 earthquake, Japan, 2012-01-01

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth365 km

Time (UTC)2012-01-01 05:27

Rank in 201218 / 133among M6+

Rank since 19002460 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

Izu Islands, Japan region · 31.46, 138.07

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1946 M8.3M8.3

1948 M7.4M7.4

1984 M7.4M7.4

2004 M7.4M7.4

1956 M7.3M7.3

1910 M7.2M7.2

1984 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

2009 M7.1M7.1

1915 M7.0M7.0

1928 M7.0M7.0

1929 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2009-08-12	2009-08-12 22:48	53 km	244 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
M7.1 2009-08-09	2009-08-09 10:55	292 km	161 km S of ?yama, Japan
M6.1 2007-03-08	2007-03-08 05:03	140 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.1 2004-09-08	2004-09-08 14:58	21 km	130 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
M6.6 2004-09-06	2004-09-06 23:29	10 km	129 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
M6.5 2004-09-05	2004-09-05 14:57	15 km	119 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
M7.4 2004-09-05	2004-09-05 14:57	10 km	118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
M7.2 2004-09-05	2004-09-05 10:07	14 km	94 km SE of Shing?, Japan
M6.4 2003-11-12	2003-11-12 08:26	385 km	118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
M6.3 2002-08-02	2002-08-02 23:11	426 km	Izu Islands, Japan region

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.