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M8.2 earthquake, 1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake, 1965-01-24

MagnitudeM8.2mw

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Depth28 km

Time (UTC)1965-01-24 00:11

Rank in 19652 / 131among M6+

Rank since 190039 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,995approx.

1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake · -2.63, 125.96

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

1998 M7.7M7.7

2001 M7.5M7.5

1948 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.8M6.8

2000 M6.8M6.8

1926 M6.7M6.7

1983 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1963-06-04	1963-06-04 21:04	30 km	210 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M7.1 1963-04-16	1963-04-16 01:55	30 km	204 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia
M7.1 1963-04-16	1963-04-16 01:29	30 km	197 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.2 1961-11-27	1961-11-27 17:10	25 km	131 km S of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.5 1960-02-09	1960-02-09 23:55	35 km	60 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.2 1960-01-23	1960-01-23 17:56	35 km	94 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.2 1960-01-23	1960-01-23 07:31	25 km	84 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.3 1960-01-23	1960-01-23 04:41	25 km	87 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.1 1957-09-27	1957-09-27 04:08	20 km	208 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
M6.0 1954-10-03	1954-10-03 23:21	25 km	240 km SSW of Sofifi, 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.