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M7.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1943-11-06

MagnitudeM7.7mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1943-11-06 08:31

Rank in 19435 / 113among M6+

Rank since 1900312 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×299approx.

147 km E of Tual, Indonesia · -5.55, 134.09

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1943 M7.7M7.7

2004 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

1988 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

2004 M7.0M7.0

1995 M6.9M6.9

1954 M6.9M6.9

1995 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1942-01-27	1942-01-27 13:29	18 km	96 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M8.5 1938-02-01	1938-02-01 19:04	25 km	1938 Banda Sea Earthquake
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
M6.3 1931-03-11	1931-03-11 05:58	35 km	113 km W of Tual, Indonesia
M6.2 1929-05-06	1929-05-06 05:08	35 km	66 km NW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.6 1928-12-07	1928-12-07 09:14	15 km	203 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.7 1919-11-18	1919-11-18 03:58	35 km	158 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.8 1915-08-03	1915-08-03 13:05	35 km	6 km ENE 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.