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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1923-09-16

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1923-09-16 16:34

Rank in 192344 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19004111 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

175 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · -2.48, 139.05

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
M6.9 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
M6.8 1921-02-19	1921-02-19 18:14	25 km	179 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 1917-07-30	1917-07-30 16:22	35 km	172 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1916-12-26	1916-12-26 20:10	15 km	200 km NW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.5 1914-07-05	1914-07-05 21:51	15 km	110 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia
M8.2 1914-05-26	1914-05-26 14:22	15 km	1914 Biak Earthquake
M6.8 1911-12-31	1911-12-31 06:07	15 km	25 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia
M7.8 1906-06-01	1906-06-01 04:30	35 km	230 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.