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M6.6 earthquake, Indonesia, 1928-12-07

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1928-12-07 09:14

Rank in 192834 / 119among M6+

Rank since 19003340 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×9approx.

203 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia · -4.13, 133.84

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1916 M7.7M7.7

1943 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2004 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

1988 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

1916 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1924-05-17	1924-05-17 05:16	15 km	212 km SW of Manokwari, 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.