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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1944-04-26

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1944-04-26 01:54

Rank in 194418 / 83among M6+

Rank since 19002244 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

42 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia · -0.64, 133.76

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1979 M7.9M7.9

2009 M7.7M7.7

1944 M7.6M7.6

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.4M7.4

1985 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

1930 M7.0M7.0

1959 M6.9M6.9

1934 M6.8M6.8

1937 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.5 1941-09-12	1941-09-12 07:02	25 km	161 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.8 1937-04-05	1937-04-05 06:56	15 km	66 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.8 1934-07-19	1934-07-19 01:27	15 km	68 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.1 1930-11-13	1930-11-13 23:05	35 km	118 km NE of Sorong, Indonesia
M7.0 1930-11-09	1930-11-09 19:08	25 km	141 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia
M7.0 1927-08-10	1927-08-10 11:36	15 km	61 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.4 1924-05-17	1924-05-17 05:16	15 km	212 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.3 1921-02-19	1921-02-19 14:33	15 km	23 km W of Manokwari, 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.