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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1940-05-28

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1940-05-28 09:40

Rank in 194021 / 105among M6+

Rank since 19003374 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · -2.31, 139.03

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

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
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
M6.4 1934-08-02	1934-08-02 06:54	35 km	144 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1933-09-30	1933-09-30 14:21	35 km	259 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.2 1933-04-16	1933-04-16 19:16	35 km	132 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 1932-07-21	1932-07-21 12:39	35 km	204 km E of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.0 1931-04-08	1931-04-08 19:03	15 km	near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia
M6.6 1930-11-10	1930-11-10 13:44	30 km	208 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.