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M6.9 earthquake, Indonesia, 1937-09-27

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth55 km

Time (UTC)1937-09-27 08:55

Rank in 193714 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19002066 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×21approx.

92 km S of Pundong, Indonesia · -8.78, 110.42

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1921 M7.6M7.6

1943 M7.4M7.4

1926 M7.1M7.1

1937 M6.9M6.9

1910 M6.7M6.7

1916 M6.6M6.6

1998 M6.6M6.6

1950 M6.6M6.6

1974 M6.5M6.5

2017 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1926-09-11	1926-09-11 12:27	35 km	186 km S of Pundong, Indonesia
M7.1 1926-09-10	1926-09-10 10:34	35 km	138 km SSE of Pundong, Indonesia
M7.6 1921-09-11	1921-09-11 04:01	15 km	233 km S of Pundong, Indonesia
M6.2 1918-08-31	1918-08-31 21:53	35 km	166 km SSW of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia
M6.6 1916-09-11	1916-09-11 06:30	65 km	68 km S of Sumberpucung, Indonesia
M6.7 1910-07-07	1910-07-07 08:16	35 km	169 km S of Boyolangu, 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.