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M7.0 earthquake, Indonesia, 1927-08-10

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1927-08-10 11:36

Rank in 19276 / 111among M6+

Rank since 19001315 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×38approx.

61 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia · -0.60, 131.74

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2009 M7.7M7.7

1944 M7.6M7.6

1923 M7.4M7.4

2009 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.3M7.3

1927 M7.0M7.0

1930 M7.0M7.0

1934 M6.8M6.8

1937 M6.8M6.8

1944 M6.8M6.8

2002 M6.7M6.7

2015 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1927-06-11	1927-06-11 02:32	35 km	49 km NW of Sorong, Indonesia
M7.3 1925-11-10	1925-11-10 13:50	15 km	60 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.4 1924-05-17	1924-05-17 05:16	15 km	212 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia
M7.4 1923-10-07	1923-10-07 03:29	15 km	193 km W of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.3 1921-02-19	1921-02-19 14:33	15 km	23 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.4 1918-01-21	1918-01-21 19:45	25 km	73 km N of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.4 1906-11-05	1906-11-05 19:51	35 km	176 km NE of Amahai, 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.