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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1959-03-01

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1959-03-01 16:49

Rank in 195911 / 106among M6+

Rank since 19001823 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

44 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia · -0.72, 134.44

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

2009 M7.7M7.7

1916 M7.7M7.7

1944 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

2010 M7.0M7.0

1930 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1957-08-09	1957-08-09 02:29	15 km	118 km SE of Biak, Indonesia
M7.1 1957-06-22	1957-06-22 23:50	59 km	82 km SE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.3 1957-04-07	1957-04-07 10:14	15 km	110 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.4 1949-11-02	1949-11-02 02:32	25 km	105 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia
M7.6 1947-05-27	1947-05-27 05:58	15 km	138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia
M6.3 1944-04-27	1944-04-27 19:05	20 km	109 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
M7.6 1944-04-27	1944-04-27 14:38	15 km	5 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.8 1944-04-26	1944-04-26 01:54	15 km	42 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.1 1941-09-18	1941-09-18 02:05	25 km	153 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.2 1941-09-14	1941-09-14 04:08	25 km	161 km ENE of Sorong, 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.