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M7.0 earthquake, Indonesia, 2015-07-27

MagnitudeM7.0mww

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Depth48 km

Time (UTC)2015-07-27 21:41

Rank in 201518 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19001587 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×32approx.

234 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · -2.63, 138.53

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1914 M8.2M8.2

1996 M8.1M8.1

1979 M7.9M7.9

1906 M7.8M7.8

1971 M7.7M7.7

1926 M7.6M7.6

1968 M7.5M7.5

1947 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1976 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 2013-04-06	2013-04-06 04:42	66 km	260 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 2012-03-20	2012-03-20 17:56	66 km	140 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 2011-06-26	2011-06-26 12:16	17 km	146 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.6 2010-06-16	2010-06-16 03:58	10 km	135 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia
M7.0 2010-06-16	2010-06-16 03:16	18 km	121 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.2 2010-06-16	2010-06-16 03:06	13 km	147 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia
M6.0 2009-10-15	2009-10-15 12:11	106 km	131 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.0 2009-03-28	2009-03-28 17:59	93 km	127 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.2 2007-12-22	2007-12-22 07:11	20 km	175 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.0 2007-01-17	2007-01-17 04:28	101 km	119 km SW 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.