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M7.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1968-05-28

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth60 km

Time (UTC)1968-05-28 13:27

Rank in 19686 / 159among M6+

Rank since 1900456 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · -2.87, 139.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1906 M7.8M7.8

1935 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1917 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.1M7.1

2013 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.3 1962-02-03	1962-02-03 00:37	23 km	155 km E of Biak, Indonesia
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
M6.3 1955-05-30	1955-05-30 23:27	55 km	Papua, 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

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.