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M7.1 earthquake, Indonesia, 1963-04-16

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1963-04-16 01:55

Rank in 196314 / 129among M6+

Rank since 19001297 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×40approx.

204 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia · -1.05, 128.04

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

1932 M7.7M7.7

1907 M7.5M7.5

1923 M7.4M7.4

2019 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

1994 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.1 1960-03-06	1960-03-06 02:22	30 km	129 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.6 1960-03-05	1960-03-05 13:49	30 km	145 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.1 1959-09-05	1959-09-05 06:07	20 km	148 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.5 1958-08-12	1958-08-12 19:25	48 km	143 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.5 1958-07-19	1958-07-19 18:16	45 km	168 km WNW of Sorong, 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
M6.5 1952-07-13	1952-07-13 17:34	25 km	122 km WNW of Ambon, 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.