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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1929-05-07

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1929-05-07 16:35

Rank in 192933 / 125among M6+

Rank since 19004114 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

131 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia · -2.58, 136.40

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

1906 M7.8M7.8

1916 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.3M7.3

2004 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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
M6.0 1925-03-22	1925-03-22 14:05	15 km	252 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1923-09-16	1923-09-16 16:34	35 km	175 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.9 1922-04-05	1922-04-05 09:59	25 km	148 km E of Biak, Indonesia
M6.8 1921-10-10	1921-10-10 02:06	35 km	221 km WSW of Abepura, 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
M7.0 1916-01-13	1916-01-13 06:18	25 km	27 km NE of Nabire, 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.