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M6.5 earthquake, Indonesia, 1921-03-23

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1921-03-23 22:44

Rank in 192126 / 61among M6+

Rank since 19004110 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

290 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · -5.77, 129.91

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1938 M8.5M8.5

1963 M8.1M8.1

1950 M7.7M7.7

2006 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1927 M7.5M7.5

1983 M7.3M7.3

2019 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.3M7.3

1914 M7.1M7.1

1962 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1920-07-02	1920-07-02 21:36	15 km	168 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia
M7.0 1920-06-09	1920-06-09 11:30	15 km	188 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.7 1919-11-18	1919-11-18 03:58	35 km	158 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.8 1918-11-23	1918-11-23 22:57	15 km	Banda Sea
M6.5 1915-05-05	1915-05-05 11:09	35 km	264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M7.1 1914-07-04	1914-07-04 23:38	200 km	196 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.9 1909-10-30	1909-10-30 10:17	150 km	Banda Sea
M6.7 1909-05-30	1909-05-30 21:01	15 km	284 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

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.