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M8.1 earthquake, Indonesia Earthquake, 1996-02-17

MagnitudeM8.1mww

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Depth33 km

Time (UTC)1996-02-17 05:59

Rank in 19961 / 164among M6+

Rank since 190076 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×1,365approx.

1996 Biak, Indonesia Earthquake · -0.89, 136.95

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

1947 M7.6M7.6

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1985 M7.1M7.1

1957 M7.1M7.1

1916 M7.0M7.0

2010 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1994-11-20	1994-11-20 16:59	16 km	92 km S of Biak, Indonesia
M6.5 1994-04-13	1994-04-13 22:22	28 km	57 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.8 1994-01-19	1994-01-19 01:53	23 km	55 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.4 1991-01-25	1991-01-25 17:40	33 km	162 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1991-01-25	1991-01-25 17:38	22 km	185 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1989-11-25	1989-11-25 07:49	26 km	202 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.8 1987-10-25	1987-10-25 16:54	33 km	254 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.6 1987-06-27	1987-06-27 00:17	21 km	256 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.7 1986-03-24	1986-03-24 19:31	29 km	215 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.0 1985-12-06	1985-12-06 22:26	24 km	127 km SE of Manokwari, 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.