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M7.1 earthquake, Indonesia, 1942-01-27

MagnitudeM7.1mw

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)1942-01-27 13:29

Rank in 19428 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19001305 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×39approx.

96 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · -4.14, 135.10

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

2004 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

1988 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.3 1929-11-23	1929-11-23 00:01	35 km	227 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.5 1929-05-07	1929-05-07 16:35	25 km	131 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.6 1928-12-07	1928-12-07 09:14	15 km	203 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.1 1928-10-21	1928-10-21 16:16	35 km	238 km E of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.2 1925-07-17	1925-07-17 21:08	35 km	163 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.4 1916-01-13	1916-01-13 10:51	35 km	82 km S of Biak, Indonesia
M7.7 1916-01-13	1916-01-13 08:20	25 km	36 km NNE 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.