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M6.7 earthquake, Indonesia, 1983-03-12

MagnitudeM6.7mw

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)1983-03-12 01:36

Rank in 198326 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002858 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×11approx.

49 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia · -4.06, 127.92

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1965 M8.2M8.2

2006 M7.6M7.6

2019 M7.3M7.3

1950 M7.3M7.3

1948 M7.1M7.1

1914 M7.1M7.1

1938 M7.1M7.1

1919 M7.0M7.0

1920 M7.0M7.0

1964 M6.9M6.9

2011 M6.9M6.9

2015 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1983-03-12	1983-03-12 00:53	33 km	49 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.3 1978-02-21	1978-02-21 07:14	510 km	Banda Sea
M6.1 1977-01-01	1977-01-01 19:01	33 km	219 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.6 1975-03-05	1975-03-05 00:22	33 km	265 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.5 1975-01-14	1975-01-14 19:48	33 km	214 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.5 1974-12-03	1974-12-03 03:06	33 km	208 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.3 1972-11-27	1972-11-27 15:17	423 km	256 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.6 1969-08-08	1969-08-08 20:44	176 km	Banda Sea
M6.2 1967-04-21	1967-04-21 08:14	10 km	253 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.7 1965-08-20	1965-08-20 05:54	330 km	225 km S of Ambon, 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.