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M7.4 earthquake, Indonesia, 1923-10-07

MagnitudeM7.4mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1923-10-07 03:29

Rank in 19234 / 93among M6+

Rank since 1900550 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×130approx.

193 km W of Sorong, Indonesia · -1.21, 129.55

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1923 M7.4M7.4

1925 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.2M7.2

1963 M7.1M7.1

1927 M7.0M7.0

1904 M7.0M7.0

1985 M6.9M6.9

1994 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.7M6.7

2007 M6.7M6.7

1989 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.5 1913-07-06	1913-07-06 16:12	35 km	232 km NNW of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.4 1906-11-05	1906-11-05 19:51	35 km	176 km NE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.3 1906-10-29	1906-10-29 01:15	15 km	94 km SE of Sofifi, Indonesia
M7.0 1904-05-01	1904-05-01 15:28	35 km	121 km ESE of Labuha, 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.