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M7.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1971-01-10

MagnitudeM7.7mw

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Depth27 km

Time (UTC)1971-01-10 07:17

Rank in 19714 / 143among M6+

Rank since 1900258 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×355approx.

120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · -3.21, 139.74

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1950 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.1M7.1

1931 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.0M7.0

2015 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.5 1968-05-28	1968-05-28 13:27	60 km	143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.0 1964-06-11	1964-06-11 17:01	20 km	52 km NNE of Jayapura, Indonesia
M6.3 1963-11-06	1963-11-06 02:13	25 km	233 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.0 1962-02-08	1962-02-08 11:49	35 km	48 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1961-12-14	1961-12-14 07:10	15 km	71 km SW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 1955-08-21	1955-08-21 17:34	41 km	226 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.4 1954-09-04	1954-09-04 03:28	48 km	163 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.6 1953-12-02	1953-12-02 04:24	25 km	94 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1953-07-12	1953-07-12 06:43	28 km	207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 1951-08-12	1951-08-12 21:10	15 km	98 km S 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.