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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1911-12-31

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1911-12-31 06:07

Rank in 191122 / 42among M6+

Rank since 19002192 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

25 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia · -2.31, 140.67

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1950 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

1935 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1907-12-15	1907-12-15 17:34	15 km	73 km ENE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M7.8 1906-06-01	1906-06-01 04:30	35 km	230 km W of Abepura, Indonesia

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.