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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1948-04-18

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1948-04-18 12:19

Rank in 194819 / 114among M6+

Rank since 19002179 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×17approx.

Papua, Indonesia · -2.37, 138.40

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

1906 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1976 M7.1M7.1

2010 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1947-04-02	1947-04-02 05:39	15 km	195 km E of Biak, Indonesia
M6.1 1945-06-20	1945-06-20 08:48	25 km	213 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1944-08-08	1944-08-08 08:33	65 km	120 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1943-12-03	1943-12-03 04:38	35 km	89 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 1940-12-17	1940-12-17 14:42	15 km	251 km E of Biak, Indonesia
M6.6 1940-05-28	1940-05-28 09:40	35 km	180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1940-04-01	1940-04-01 11:19	35 km	119 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1939-07-12	1939-07-12 22:58	20 km	79 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 1939-05-26	1939-05-26 17:50	25 km	122 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1935-01-22	1935-01-22 14:56	35 km	192 km W of Abepura, 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.