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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1954-06-06

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1954-06-06 16:50

Rank in 19549 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19002100 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×19approx.

35 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · -3.64, 135.66

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1979 M7.9M7.9

1916 M7.7M7.7

1943 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2004 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.1M7.1

1985 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1951-01-15	1951-01-15 10:32	15 km	161 km ENE of Tual, 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
M6.4 1947-10-05	1947-10-05 18:40	25 km	151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
M7.6 1947-05-27	1947-05-27 05:58	15 km	138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia
M7.7 1943-11-06	1943-11-06 08:31	15 km	147 km E of Tual, Indonesia
M7.1 1942-01-27	1942-01-27 13:29	18 km	96 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M7.1 1936-02-15	1936-02-15 12:46	15 km	152 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia
M6.3 1934-02-02	1934-02-02 15:05	15 km	166 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.2 1932-07-21	1932-07-21 12:39	35 km	204 km E of Nabire, 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.