M 7.2 earthquake – Ryukyu Islands, Japan
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Local time: Jun 24, 1901 · 16:02 (UTC+9)
MajorShallow · 35 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.2moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 35 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 28.000, 130.00065 km from Amami
- Energy released
- 951 kilotons of TNTabout 63 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 96 km
- Significance
- 798USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest within 300 km on record
No earthquake this strong has been recorded this close since our catalog begins in 1900.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 951 kilotons of TNT, 1,995 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Japan.
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- 7.2 101 km NE of Naze, Japan Nov 5, 1923
- 7.1 83 km SE of Naze, Japan Oct 18, 1995
- 7.0 126 km ESE of Koshima, Japan Jul 18, 1961
- 7.0 122 km SSE of Koshima, Japan Mar 21, 1942
- 7.0 70 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan Feb 26, 2010