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M7.1 earthquake, Indonesia, 1957-06-22

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth59 km

Time (UTC)1957-06-22 23:50

Rank in 195715 / 175among M6+

Rank since 19001126 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

82 km SE of Biak, Indonesia · -1.72, 136.59

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

1906 M7.8M7.8

1916 M7.7M7.7

1944 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1957-05-04	1957-05-04 10:05	20 km	119 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.3 1957-04-07	1957-04-07 10:14	15 km	110 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia
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
M6.9 1954-06-06	1954-06-06 16:50	10 km	35 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.3 1953-07-12	1953-07-12 06:43	28 km	207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M7.2 1950-09-19	1950-09-19 20:29	30 km	250 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.4 1949-11-02	1949-11-02 02:32	25 km	105 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.5 1949-02-01	1949-02-01 18:15	25 km	32 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.8 1948-04-18	1948-04-18 12:19	15 km	Papua, 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.