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M6.8 earthquake, Indonesia, 1915-08-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1915-08-03 13:05

Rank in 191514 / 71among M6+

Rank since 19002545 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

6 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia · -3.35, 135.56

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1979 M7.9M7.9

1916 M7.7M7.7

1943 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

2004 M7.3M7.3

1936 M7.1M7.1

1985 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

2004 M7.1M7.1

1942 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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

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.