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M8.2 earthquake, 1914 Biak Earthquake, 1914-05-26

MagnitudeM8.2mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1914-05-26 14:22

Rank in 19141 / 54among M6+

Rank since 190049 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,679approx.

1914 Biak Earthquake · -1.98, 136.94

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

1906 M7.8M7.8

1916 M7.7M7.7

2002 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.6M7.6

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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.