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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1942-07-29

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1942-07-29 22:49

Rank in 194223 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19003412 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

121 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia · -2.83, 127.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

1923 M7.4M7.4

1950 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.2M7.2

1948 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1963 M7.1M7.1

1904 M7.0M7.0

1919 M7.0M7.0

1985 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1938-06-09	1938-06-09 19:15	15 km	170 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1937-09-27	1937-09-27 11:13	25 km	150 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.2 1936-11-30	1936-11-30 23:45	25 km	290 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1936-10-19	1936-10-19 12:04	15 km	294 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1935-12-29	1935-12-29 23:37	25 km	9 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1934-02-17	1934-02-17 21:02	15 km	97 km E of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.3 1932-09-09	1932-09-09 13:39	25 km	25 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.5 1932-03-26	1932-03-26 09:52	35 km	71 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1929-05-26	1929-05-26 08:42	15 km	29 km WSW of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.7 1926-08-03	1926-08-03 10:32	15 km	236 km WNW of Ambon, 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.